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The canterville ghost book
The canterville ghost book













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. These ideas are confirmed when one night, the sound of clanking chains wakes Mr Otis from his sleep. 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. The Otis family takes a pragmatic perspective and scrubs the stain away they repeat the process when the stain continues to reappear every morning. 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 canterville ghost book the canterville ghost book

Immediately upon arrival, the family is confronted by a bloodstain in a sitting room. He moves into the house accompanied by his wife, his eldest son Washington, his daughter Virginia, and his two younger twin sons. Otis, a wealthy American, purchases Canterville Chase, an ancient English manor-house, despite warnings that the house is known to be haunted.















The canterville ghost book