The Canterville Ghost

by Oscar Wilde

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THE CANTERVILLE GHOST

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he Canterville Ghost

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¶ 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.

By

WILDE

Illustrated by

WALLACE GOLDSMITH

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1906

JOHN W. LUCE AND COMPANY

Boston and London

“THE GHOST GLIDED ON MORE SWIFTLY”

Table of Contents (not listed in original)

Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII

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List of Illustrations

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		Page
"The ghost glided on more swiftly"		Frontispiece
Miss Virginia E. Otis		7
"Had once raced old Lord Bilton on her pony"		9
"Blood has been spilled on that spot"		14
"I really must insist on your oiling those chains"		23
"The twins ... at once discharged two pellets on him"		33
"Its head was bald and burnished"		47
"He met with a severe fall"		37
"A heavy jug of water fell right down on him"		61
"Making satirical remarks on the photographs"		65
"Suddenly there leaped out two figures"		69
"'Poor, poor ghost,' she murmured; 'have you no place where you can sleep?'"		83
"He heard somebody galloping after him"		95
"Out on the landing stepped Virginia"		101
"Chained to it was a gaunt skeleton"		105
"By the side of the hearse and the coaches walked the servants with lighted torches"		107
"The moon came out from behind a cloud"		111