The Canterville Ghost

What a crazy folk Americans are.??!

One day Mr.Otis(American) bought a house in Britain,and moved to there with his family.But this house has a ghost.And this ghost wanted to scare his family?The cover of this book looks horror.So at first, I had misunderstanding about this book. This is a funny,and a heart-warming story.I recommend it.

This story is about a family and a ghost. Mr Hiram B. Otis bought an old house. In the house, there is a ghost. The ghost tries to frighten the family but...This story is very inretesting for me. The genre of the story is fantasy and forror. But the story is like a comedy story. The actions of the ghost are very funny. I recommend you the book.

There has been a ghost in the house for three hundred years,and an American family bought the house.The American family don't believe in gohsts.The Canterville gohst tries to frighten them but the don't frighten easily-especially not rwo noisy little boys!and he gets ill.But he and Virginia ,a daughter of Otis become friends and ...Aithouh the cover of this book seemed scared,this story is very interesting,not horror.Usually I hate horror but this is a kind of comedy and I enjoyed it so much!The gohst tried hard to frighten the American family and planed many tricks but all of them went wrong.It was so funny.I like him!Good job:)

Mr Hiram B. Otis bought a house which has a ghost.The ghost tried to frighten Otis family.But Otis family weren't afraid of the ghost.At first I thought this book was horror.But now I think this is comedy.The story is humorous and impressive.I like this book.

This is not a horror,but a comedy story.Otis family moved to the house which is said that there was a ghost.But Otis family don't mind about that.So the ghost tried to frighten them.I read the beginning of this story in the class.And then I want to read this book.It was very fun.

Mr.Otis bought aold house in England.There are ghost in the house.Mr.Otis and his family enjoy their life.I like this story.I was very fun.But I don't want to meet ghost.

One day,the Otis family decided to move to Canterville,England from America.In that house that they are going to live,there are ghost who was living in the house so long.He has a pride for ghost and he started to frighten Otis family...

In this story,there is a ghost.But this is funny story.a rich American family buy a old house.Ghost wants to surprise the family,but his strategies do not go well.This story is so interesting because this story is included not only horror element but also other various elements.

Otis family move ina house.But there is a ghost in the house.The ghost try to surprise Otis family,but they are not afraid and counterattack to the ghost.While 300 years years,the ghost surprised and killed many people.But I think this ghost is admirable because try to surprise in desperetely.So I have attachment to the ghost in the end of story.

Hiram B. Otis, American businessman, bought the house in which people said ghosts appeared. In fact, real ghosts appeared in the house. However the family were not afraid of them. This book is interesting for me. I am afraid of ghosts, but I have been not afraid of them since I read this book. If you are afraid of them, you should read this book.

I've read some of Wilde's other work, and in general I like it more than this; the first story, 'The Canterville Ghost', is kind of funny, making a comedy out of a ghost story, and some of it is genuinely funny. The second and third stories in this little collection, though, were more disappointing: 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime' seems a pretty standard exercise in a story of self-fulfilling prophecy, and 'The Sphinx Without A Secret' was just kind of bloodless.

Still, Wilde's writing is always good, which kept the mediocre level of plotting from being just boring. 'The Canterville Ghost' is the best of the three, I think.

I knew this book in my English class. I was interested in it,so I read it.This is a story about an American family and a ghost. The American family are not worried about the ghost. The ghost is not happy,because his job is to frighten people.This book is a horror,but I enjoyed it. I like this book very much.

This is the story about The Canterville Ghost who was terrible before meet with Otis family. The ghost want Otis to be afraid of him, but he can't succeed it. And he is tricked by them.I think you will feel this story fearful when you see book's cover. But this is very funny and heart-warming story. I like the pitiful ghost very much.

Hiram B.Otis bought the house called Canterville Chase from Lord Canterville.There was a ghost in the house and he frightend many people.But the Otis family lived in the house.I like this story very much.The cover is fearful, but the ghost in the book is not fearful at all.And I think the ghost was poor.Because he couldn't rest in peace for a long time.

One day, An family bought a house.But,the house lived Gohst!!But,They weren't scaryied of ghost at all.The ghost did not like them.So, he try to frighten them, but always the plan was failure.What do you think the ghost to be ?When I see this book at first,I think this book was very scasely.But,this book is very funny.First, the ghost is very funny.Second,this book is not horror.This bbok is very interesuting.I think 'To see is to believe'

Otis' family moved the house which is called "Lord Canterville".The house has a ghost, but Otis' family don't believe the ghost.The ghost plans the way of terrifying them.I think this story is fun because the ghost which ever frightened many people can't frighten people for the first time, and he act various of plan but all fail.I don't like horror, but I can enjoy to read this story.

This is funny story about a ghost and strong American. To kill other people is very bad behave, but this ghost suffered for the cause of his death for three hundred years! He died of hunger. I felt pitty about him.Finally he could go to Heaven because of a little prety girl from America.

Mr Hiram B. bought a house where there was a ghost called Canterville. Mr Hiram B. and his family were not frightened by Canterville. So Canterville tried to frighten them... If i were Mr Hiram B.,I would not have bought that house no matter what.This is because I believe a ghost and I hate it. But in this story,Mr Hiram B. and his family were not frightened. On the contrary, they were happy to buy that house.This is the most interesting part in this book for me.

Not only the ghosts but the Otis family are so charming.The ghosts try hard to frighten the family though, things always get worse. It was very fun.

An American family bought the house and the ghost who had lived there for three hndred years. At first, that ghost tried to frighten then somehow again and again, but, everytime he did, he was surprised or frightened by them unexpectedly and ran back to his room miserablly. Three boys of that family really enjoyed playing tricks on him in this way, but their sister Virginia was different and finally she even helped the ghost to get "something". It was...This American family got the ghost by money and they even frightened or surprised the ghost by modern tools from America. In this way, they believed in their modern culture and money, so they didn't get frightened by the "old" ghost at all. I think it was kind of interesting that such a people got really frightened when Virginia disappeared, in other words, when they were about to lose their love". This story actually shows the importance of love though we can't expect that at all at first.

American family buys the old house that has had a ghost for three years. People warned Mr Hiram B.Otis , but he was happy to get the house and the ghost. On the other, the Canterville ghost who had been in the old house for three years tries to frighten the morden American family. But the new residents are tough enemies!This book is filled of humor and love. In the first side, the exchanges between the ghost and American family, especially sons is very fun. In the latter half, a beautiful daughter, Virgina's activity is wonderful. Indeed this book tells me "Life and Death and that Love is stronger than both." I like this story very much.

This book is not horror.A family move to a house where ghost live.Ghost frightened the family. But, to the contrary, ghost is frightened by family.It's a poor ghost story.

A ghost live the house called Canterville Chase.Everyone was frighten by him.So,family living there sells the house to American family.Then,Amerisan family aren't frigtened by any of his best tricks.But his job is to frighten people.What will he do? It is very interesting and exciting for me to read this book.I recomend it.

I thought this book was a horror story.Of course, Canterville Ghost is one of the unique characters and they try to frighten Mr Otis family.But I think Mr Otis family is more unique than Canterville Ghost.At the end of the story, I feel happy and interesting.I like it.

Mr. Sir Simon is a ghost.He lived in Canterville's house for many many years.One day, modern American family bought this house.They weren't scaryied of ghost at all.So he try to frighten them, but always the plan was failure.Virginia, the daughter of the family, decided to help the despondent ghost.What do you think the ghost to be at last ?I have read this book's introduction in class.I was interested in the story, so search this book.It's about ghost, but isn't horror.The ghost is funny, and it's hard to hate him.I want to meet such ghost.

This book is not scary though the cover is horrible.This is a story that Hiram B.Otis, the American businessman bought an old house where there is a ghost from Lord Canterville.He told Mr. Otis about the ghost, but Mr. Otis didn't believe in ghost at all.After he bought the house, the Canterville ghost plans to frighten the Otis family. but ... This book is very interesting for me, and I'm surprised that the American wasn't scared the ghost at all.there are some trick in this book.I thought "I see." when I knew the truth of the bloodstain.

This short story about a haunted old mansion in the English countryside is not your typical ghost tale. The reason I picked it as one of my Halloween stories is the mention it gets in Shirley Jackson’s "The Haunting of Hill House":"Do you recall," [Dr. Montague] asked with a little smile, "Oscar Wilde’s lovely story, 'The Canterville Ghost'?" "The American twins who routed the fine old English ghost," Theodora said. "Exactly. I have always liked the notion that the American twins were actually a poltergeist phenomenon; certainly poltergeists can overshadow any more interesting manifestation. Bad ghosts drive out good."I really needed to take a break from that book, and this "reversed horror" story was a perfect distraction. And, of course, I'll never get tired of Wilde's wit.He used this Gothic setting and put some stereotypical characters to contrast two cultures – old English/British aristocratic society, proud of its history, striving to preserve its traditions vs. (new/young) American, modern, albeit unrefined, consumerist, pragmatic, materialist – and did it with a comical effect. But there’s also a certain sadness and tragedy to Sir Simon of Canterville, and a romantic love story going on, all resulting in a message about the power of love and forgiveness blah blah – the end that I, actually, didn't like that much, it's too happy for my taste. Maybe not ideal for Halloween (you won't be scared), but still great, very amusing and humorous tale.Some of my favorite parts:"I fear that the ghost exists," said Lord Canterville, smiling, "(…) It has been well known for three centuries, since 1584 in fact, and always makes its appearance before the death of any member of our family.""Well, so does the family doctor for that matter, Lord Canterville. But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy."____________________Indeed, in many respects, [Mrs. Otis] was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.____________________"Well, really," said the Ghost, rather meekly, "what was I to do? It is a very difficult thing to get real blood nowadays, and, as your brother began it all with his Paragon Detergent, I certainly saw no reason why I should not have your paints. As for colour, that is always a matter of taste: the Cantervilles have blue blood, for instance, the very bluest in England; but I know you Americans don’t care for things of this kind."____________________"You know nothing about it, and the best thing you can do is to emigrate and improve your mind. My father will be only too happy to give you a free passage, and though there is a heavy duty on spirits of every kind, there will be no difficulty about the Custom House, as the officers are all Democrats. Once in New York, you are sure to be a great success. I know lots of people there who would give a hundred thousand dollars to have a grandfather, and much more than that to have a family ghost."____________________"…Under these circumstances, Lord Canterville, I feel sure that you will recognise how impossible it would be for me to allow [these gems] to remain in the possession of any member of my family; and, indeed, all such vain gauds and toys, however suitable or necessary to the dignity of the British aristocracy, would be completely out of place among those who have been brought up on the severe, and I believe immortal, principles of Republican simplicity. Perhaps I should mention that Virginia is very anxious that you should allow her to retain the box, as a memento of your unfortunate but misguided ancestor. As it is extremely old, and consequently a good deal out of repair, you may perhaps think fit to comply with her request. For my own part, I confess I am a good deal surprised to find a child of mine expressing sympathy with mediævalism in any form, and can only account for it by the fact that Virginia was born in one of your London suburbs shortly after Mrs. Otis had returned from a trip to Athens."

This story is a story from?which the ghost occurs. Mr.Otis family do not fear the ghosts though they started fearing Mr.Otis family.They were very pleasant ghosts.I think that this story was so-so interesting.

American businessman's family Otis,they bought the house on the outskirts of England And that home has many ghost.However, Mr Otis isn't afraid of the ghost at all, on the contrary, take the chain rust pass the oil, they had complained to sound....This book's cover is a little scary, but this story is not scary but very funny.Anyway, I feel very funny this story.And this story's last is Emotional?