The Canterville Ghost is a humorous tale that subverts the traditional ghost story. An American family moves into a haunted English house, but instead of being terrified, they turn the ghost’s life into misery with their modern ways. Wilde’s tale is celebrated for its witty inversion of the ghost story genre and its satire of British and American cultural differences. Readers love the clever dialogue, the quirky characters, and the humorous, yet poignant, critique of human nature embedded in the ghost’s plight.
