Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile by Oscar Wilde
"Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile" by Oscar Wilde is a collection of short stories published in 1891. This volume presents semi-comic mystery tales where the supernatural meets the mundane in unexpected ways. A nobleman discovers his destiny is murder before marriage. An American family confronts a centuries-old ghost who finds them more troublesome than terrifying. A mysterious woman guards secrets that may not exist. A generous act
of charity transforms a poor man's fortune. Wilde weaves irony and wit through stories where appearances deceive and outcomes surprise. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Mazzoni, G. |
| Translator | Vannicola, Giuseppe, 1876-1915 |
| Title | Il fantasma di Canterville e il delitto di Lord Savile |
| Note | Translations of "The Canterville Ghost" and "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Arthur_Savile%27s_Crime_and_Other_Stories Wikipedia page about this book: it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_fantasma_di_Canterville |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Murder -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ghosts -- Fiction |
| Subject | English fiction -- Translations into Italian |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 60586 |
| Release Date | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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