Download or read book Das Gespenst von Canterville The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In deutscher und englischer Sprache: Die berühmte Geschichte von Oscar Wilde eignet sich ausgezeichnet, um unterhaltsam vorhandene Englischkenntnisse aufzufrischen und zu erweitern. Eine reiche amerikanische Familie erwirbt trotz Warnung der Vorbesitzer vor dem Hausgespenst das englische Schloss Canterville. Der aristokratische Geist wird von den neuen Besitzern des Anwesens zur Verzweiflung gebracht. Mit blutigen Flecken am Boden vor dem Kamin und einer Abfolge von unheimlichen Geräuschen hat das Gespenst von Canterville sich über Hunderte von Jahren Respekt verschaffen können und die Bewohner des Schlosses in Angst und Schrecken versetzt. Doch die Amerikaner lassen sich nicht davon beeindrucken ... Oscar Wilde begründete mit seinem ersten Werk "Das Gespenst von Canterville" / "The Canterville Ghost" seinen bis heute andauernden literarischen Ruhm.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can read this book in English and also in German. The story begins when Mr Otis and family move to Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their daughter Virginia, the Otis twins and their eldest son Washington. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains , which are removed every time they appear in various forms (colours). But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. The Otis's fifteen-year-old daughter. Virginia is different from everyone else in the family, and Sir Simon recognizes this. He tells her that he has not slept in three hundred years and wants desperately to do so. The ghost reveals to Virginia the tragic tale of his wife, Lady Eleanor de Canterville. Sir Simon de Canterville says that she must weep for him, for he has no tears; she must pray for him, for he has no faith; and then she must accompany him to the angel of death and beg for Death's mercy upon Sir Simon. She does weep for him and pray for him, and she disappears with Sir Simon through the wainscoting and goes with him to the Garden of Death and bids the ghost farewell.Sie können dieses Buch in Englisch und in Deutsch lesen! Der amerikanische Botschafter Hiram B. Otis zieht mit seiner Familie in das Schloss Canterville ein, das er trotz der Warnungen vor dem Gespenst Sir Simon de Canterville gekauft hat. Kurz nach dem Einzug geschehen merkwürdige Dinge, aber die pragmatische amerikanische Familie lässt sich nicht einschüchtern und ist vollkommen unbeeindruckt. Auch ein sich immer wieder erneuernder Blutfleck auf dem Fußboden und Donnerschläge zu den ungünstigsten Zeitpunkten können die Familie nicht erschrecken. Stattdessen kämpft sie gegen jegliche Spukversuche des spukenden Sir Simon" mit modernen Hilfsmitteln an. Eines Tages betritt die Tochter Virginia einen Raum im Schloss und trifft dort das Gespenst. Im Laufe der Unterhaltung erfährt Virginia, dass das Gespenst erlöst werden will und seine letzte Ruhe finden will. Das mutige Mädchen hilft dem Gespenst dabei und erhält von diesem vorher als Belohnung ein Kästchen mit wertvollem Schmuck.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by FV Éditions. This book was released on 2016-07-30 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amusing chronicle of the tribulations of the Ghost of Canterville Chase when his ancestral halls became the home of the American Minister to the Court of St. James.

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Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Das Gespenst von Canterville mit Audio written by Oscar Wilde and published by EasyOriginal Verlag. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entdecken Sie die Welt der Fremdsprachen auf eine ganz neue Weise mit der Lesemethode von Ilya Frank, perfekt für alle ab dem Sprachniveau A2. Diese innovative Methode kombiniert Originaltexte mit klaren, direkten Übersetzungen und bietet zusätzliche Erläuterungen direkt im Lesefluss, um ein tiefes Verständnis und schnelles Lernen zu fördern. Ob Sie Ihre Sprachkenntnisse verbessern oder in eine neue Sprache eintauchen möchten, diese Methode bietet ein einzigartiges und effektives Leseerlebnis. Dank der integrierten Hörbücher wird auch das Hörverständnis trainiert. Lesemethode von Ilya Frank ist ideal für alle, die ihre Sprachkenntnisse effektiv erweitern wollen, ohne den natürlichen Lesefluss zu unterbrechen. In dieser fesselnden Erzählung kollidieren zwei Welten, als die moderne amerikanische Familie Otis das altehrwürdige englische Anwesen Canterville Chase erwirbt, berüchtigt für sein spukendes Gespenst. Der pragmatische Mr. Hiram B. Otis und seine Familie sind unerschütterlich angesichts der gruseligen Warnungen und weigern sich, an übernatürliche Phänomene zu glauben. Doch das Anwesen birgt ein jahrhundertealtes Geheimnis, verkörpert im tragikomischen Geist von Sir Simon de Canterville. In einer Welt, in der Skepsis auf Aberglauben trifft, entfaltet sich eine Geschichte voller Ironie und Witz. Erleben Sie, wie die Otis-Familie mit dem Gespenst interagiert, von rücksichtslosen Streichen der Zwillinge bis zu unerwarteten Wendungen, die das Herz berühren. "The Canterville Ghost" ist nicht nur ein Geisterroman, sondern eine tiefgreifende Untersuchung menschlicher Natur, kultureller Unterschiede und der unerwarteten Macht der Vergebung und des Mitgefühls. Tauchen Sie ein in diese charmante Mischung aus Humor, Spuk und Herz. Oscar Wildes "The Canterville Ghost" ist eine Lektüre, die Sie zum Lachen, Nachdenken und vielleicht sogar zum Glauben an das Übernatürliche bringen wird! Ungekürzter Originaltext. Zweisprachiges Buch Englisch-Deutsch mit Audio-Online.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Das Gespenst von Canterville Zweisprachig Englisch Deutsch written by Oscar Wilde and published by Hyper Books Karlsruhe UG (haftungsbeschränkt). This book was released on with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EASYNOVELS ZWEISPRACHIGE BUCHREIHE: ✔ EINFACH & GEHIRNGERECHT – Direkte Übersetzung unterhalb der Fremdsprache. Wort für Wort & Satz für Satz, jedoch im Kontext. Leicht zum Sprachen lernen - Kein Wörterbuch mehr benötigt. Stückweise - Das Gehirn wird somit nicht überfordert. ✔ SCHNELLER LERNERFOLG – Übersetzung sofort auf einem Blick: Mit einem Blick sehen Sie die Übersetzung unterhalb der Fremdsprache. Richtige Einstufung des Lernniveaus: Jedes Buchband ist eingeteilt in eine Lernstufe nach dem Europäischen Referenzrahmen für Sprachen. Diese Vorteile bewirken, dass ein schneller Lernerfolg beim Leser und der Spaß am Lernen sich sehr schnell einstellt. ✔ HÖRBUCH IN BRITISH ENGLISH – Zu jedem EASYNOVELS Buch: Ein Hörbuch entweder in British English oder in American English, gesprochen von Muttersprachlern. Somit lernen Sie auch das Hörenverstehen ganz nebenbei. ✔ ZWEI HÖRBUCH-GESCHWINDIGKEITEN – Zwei Geschwindigkeiten: Eine Langsam gesprochene Version und eine Normal gesprochene Version. Sprachanfänger: So verstehen Sie jedes Wort. Fortgeschrittene: Einfaches Auffrischen ist somit kinderleicht. ✔ BESTSELLER + KLASSIKER – Bekannte Klassiker und Bestseller: Sherlock Holmes, Alice im Wunderland, Das Gespenst von Canterville, Der Kleine Prinz, Dr. Jekyll und Mr. Hyde, Die Verbrechen in der Rue Morgue, Der Untergang des Hauses Usher, Der Goldkäfer, Die Märchen von Charles Perrault u.v.m. ✔ EASYNOVELS = 100% ZUFRIEDENHEIT & GELD-ZURÜCK-GARANTIE – Ihre Zufriedenheit liegt uns am Herzen: Bei Problemen sind wir sofort für Sie erreichbar. Zögern Sie nicht. Unzufrieden: Bitte wenden Sie sich an uns und wir finden zusammen ein Lösung. Unser Versprechen: Falls Sie unzufrieden sind mit dem Produkt, erhalten Sie Ihr Geld zurück.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotations-AUTHOR-The Canterville Ghost Summary-The Canterville Ghost Glossary-The Canterville Ghost Themes-The Canterville Ghost Quotes and Analysis-The Canterville Ghost Symbols, Allegory and Motifs-The Canterville Ghost Metaphors and Similes-The Canterville Ghost Irony-The Canterville Ghost Imagery-The Canterville Ghost The Canterville Ghost and Gothic LiteratureHorace B. Otis, a wealthy American, purchases Canterville Chase, an ancient English manor-house, despite warnings that the house is known to be haunted. He moves into the house accompanied by his wife, his eldest son Washington, his daughter Virginia, and his two younger twin sons. Immediately upon arrival, the family is confronted by a bloodstain in a sitting room. The housekeeper, Mrs. Umney, explains that the stain has been there since 1575 and is the result of Lady Eleanore de Canterville having been brutally murdered by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville.The Otis family takes a pragmatic perspective and scrubs the stain away; they repeat the process when the stain continues to reappear every morning. The stubborn reappearance of the stain, as well as other strange occurrences around the house, leads them to consider that the rumor of the ghost may not be totally unfounded. These ideas are confirmed when one night, the sound of clanking chains wakes Mr Otis from his sleep. He gets out of bed and confronts a terrifying ghost, but responds only by recommending that the ghost oil his chains so that he does not cause so much noise when he is walking around at night.Mr. Otis is not the only family member who is not afraid of the ghost: the young twins enjoy tormenting the ghost with pranks. The ghost is very proud of his tradition of terrifying visitors for hundreds of years, and he is determined to strike fear into the American family. However, the more and more terrifying he tries to be, the more they either make fun of or ignore him. Things hit rock bottom for the Canterville Ghost when the twins actually create a fake ghost of their own to scare the real ghost. He accepts that he has lost his status and power, and he begins to become depressed and pine away.Meanwhile, Virginia's beauty has attracted the attention of the young Duke of Cheshire, who comes to stay at Canterville Chase. While he is visiting, Virginia unexpectedly comes across the secret hiding lair of the ghost. The ghost explains his sadness and suffering, telling her that he longs for the peaceful experience of death. He also tells her that because of her purity and innocence, she can help him to achieve this peace. Even though she is frightened, Virginia agrees to help; the two of them pass through a secret opening in the wall and vanish.When Virginia cannot be found, her family and the Duke become very upset. A few hours later, Virginia appears in the dark at the top of the stairs. Her only explanation of her disappearance is that she has assisted in finally bringing eternal rest to the Canterville Ghost. As a token of his thanks and affection, Sir Simon has given her a box filled with jewels. Virginia leads the family into a secret chamber, where they are greeted by the sight of his skeletal remains. Four days later, Sir Simon's body is finally laid to rest with a proper burial.Virginia subsequently marries the Duke of Cheshire. Although she never tells anyone what she experienced when she vanished with the Ghost, she always reflects affectionately on him and his memory.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated Illustrated written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-26 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887.The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers.The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains."

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-07 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887.The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers.The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains."

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated illustrated Edition written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated written by Oscar and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-06-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887.The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers.The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains."

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Illustrated written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire (who wants to marry Virginia), Mrs Umney (the housekeeper), and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.Despite the ghost's efforts to appear in the most gruesome guises, the family refuses to be frightened, and Sir Simon feels increasingly helpless and humiliated. When Mrs Otis notices a mysterious red mark on the floor, she simply replies that " she does not at all care for blood stains in the sitting room

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde "The Canterville Ghost" is a short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts in The Court and Society Review, 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story begins when Mr Otis and family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire (who wants to marry Virginia), Mrs Umney (the housekeeper), and Rev. Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville . The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains "on the floor just by the fireplace," which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated written by Oscar c and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-18 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-18 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Canterville Ghost" begins with the sale of an old British mansion called Canterville Chase to Horace B. Otis, an American minister. Though the former owner, Lord Canterville, warns Mr. Otis that the mansion is haunted, Mr. Otis is not worried and replies that ghosts do not exist. Soon after, Mr. Otis moves into the Chase with the rest of his family: his wife, Lucretia; his eldest son, Washington; his fifteen-year-old daughter, Virginia; and his two young twin boys. Upon moving in, Mrs. Otis notices a dull red stain on the floor and requests that it be cleaned. Their housekeeper reveals that it is a bloodstain from the murder of Lady Eleanore de Canterville, who was killed in 1575 by her husband, Sir Simon de Canterville, and that it cannot be removed. She warns Mrs. Otis that Sir Simon's guilty ghost still haunts Canterville Chase. Dismissing the housekeeper's story as nonsense, Washington quickly pulls out a container of Pinkerton's Champion Stain Remover, scrubbing it onto the spot until the stain is gone. As soon as the stain is removed, lightning flashes, and a peal of thunder rocks the house. The housekeeper faints in terror. The next morning, the Otises find that the stain has mysteriously returned. For the next few days, they routinely clean the stain only to see it reappear the next morning. Intrigued, the Otis family decides that the house is, in fact, haunted. A few nights later, Mr. Otis is awakened in the middle of the night by a clanking noise. Venturing into the hallway, he encounters the ghost of Sir Simon. Rather than being frightened by Sir Simon's glowing red eyes, matted hair, and rusty manacles, Mr. Otis politely insists that the ghost oil his chains and gives him a bottle of Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator for this purpose. Utterly humiliated, Sir Simon retreats down the hallway until he encounters the twins, who throw pillows at his head. Returning to his chamber, Sir Simon remembers his long and successful career as a ghost, fuming that never in three hundred years of haunting maids and guests has he been so insulted. Determined to scare these "wretched modern Americans," Sir Simon stays up all night plotting his revenge. Though the bloodstain remains, the Otises humorously note that it is changing in color on a daily basis. Virginia Otis, however, does not find the changing stain amusing and appears inexplicably distressed by it. One day, the family discovers Sir Simon in an embarrassing position: he has fallen over while trying to put on a suit of armor. The twins shoot at him with pea shooters and when Sir Simon tries to scare the family with his most evil laugh, Mrs. Otis adds insult to injury by suggesting that he may be suffering from indigestion. For several days afterward, Sir Simon is ill and keeps mostly to his room. Soon, however, he resolves to make a third attempt at scaring the Otises and picks out a suitably terrifying outfit. As he makes his way to Washington's room, however, he is stopped by the twins, who are disguised as a ghost. Believing them to be a real ghost, Sir Simon flees in utter terror. Depressed, Sir Simon retreats from his ghostly duties, deciding not to replace the bloodstain and...

Download or read book The Canterville Ghost Annotated Edition written by Oscar Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Canterville Ghost is a short story by Oscar Wilde. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in two parts 23 February and 2 March 1887. The story is about an American family who move to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by his wife's brothers. The story begins when the American Minister Mr Otis and his family move into Canterville Chase, despite warnings from Lord Canterville that the house is haunted. Mr Otis says that he will take the furniture as well as the ghost at valuation. The Otis family includes Mr and Mrs Otis, their eldest son Washington, their daughter Virginia, and the Otis twins. The other characters include the Canterville Ghost, the Duke of Cheshire Mrs Umney and Rev Augustus Dampier. At first, none of the Otis family believe in ghosts, but shortly after they move in, none of them can deny the presence of Sir Simon de Canterville. The family hears clanking chains, they witness reappearing bloodstains on the floor just by the fireplace, which are removed every time they appear in various forms. But, humorously, none of these scare the Otis family in the least. In fact, upon hearing the clanking noises in the hallway, Mr Otis promptly gets out of bed and pragmatically offers the ghost Tammany Rising Sun Lubricator to oil his chains.

Download or read book Das Gespenst von Canterville written by Oscar Wilde and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-06-27 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Als Mr. Hiram B. Otis, der amerikanische Gesandte, Schloß Canterville kaufte, sagte ihm ein jeder, daß er sehr töricht daran täte, da dieses Schloß ohne Zweifel verwünscht sei. Sogar Lord Canterville selbst, ein Mann von peinlichster Ehrlichkeit, hatte es als seine Pflicht betrachtet, diese Tatsache Mr. Otis mitzuteilen, bevor sie den Verkauf abschlossen. Doch Mr.Otis und seine Familie glauben nicht an Geister und bieten dem Gespenst Paroli. Davon erzählt Oscar Wilde in einer Melange aus Spukgeschichte und Gesellschaftssatire.