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Canterville ghost |
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Canterville ghost after haunting an English house for three centuries, disappeared forever when new American owners refused to take him seriously. [Br. Lit.: Oscar Wilde “The Canterville Ghost”] See : Ghost How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Canterville Ghost is laid to rest when the sympathetic daughter of an American businessman charitably offers to expose herself to the terrors of death to effect his salvation. Rudyard Kipling's ``The Mark of the Beast'' and Oscar Wilde's ``The Canterville Ghost. Rudyard Kipling's ``The Mark of the Beach,'' and Oscar Wilde's ``The Canterville Ghost. |
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