# The Canterville Ghost

**Author:** Oscar Wilde
**Tags:** England, Ghosts
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96238

## Description

A wealthy American family, the Otises, purchase Canterville Chase, an ancient English country estate. They are warned by the previous owner, Lord Canterville, that the mansion is famously haunted by the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who murdered his wife centuries ago and has terrorized every occupant since. Unfazed by tales of the supernatural, the pragmatic Otis family, including diplomat Hiram, his wife Lucretia, their daughter Virginia, and their mischievous twin sons, move in with a modern, no-nonsense attitude.

Sir Simon, the resident specter, attempts his usual array of terrifying antics—clanking chains, ghastly apparitions, and mysterious bloodstains—but is met with amusing indifference, cleaning products, and even pranks from the children. His pride wounded and his spectral efforts undermined, the ghost grows increasingly despondent. It is the compassionate Virginia who eventually forms an unlikely connection with Sir Simon, learning of his tragic past and offering him a chance at peace and redemption. This humorous and touching tale explores themes of cultural clash between old-world tradition and new-world pragmatism, and the enduring power of empathy and forgiveness.