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popular short story widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde's stories to be published, appearing in the magazineThe Court and Society Review in February 1887, and was later included in a collection of short stories entitledLord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories in 1891.
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
“THE GHOST GLIDED ON MORE SWIFTLY”
Table of Contents (not listed in original)
| 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 | |
This work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in thepublic domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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