The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde narrated by Cecilia Gunther

The Canterville Ghost, it is a very sad state off affairs for a respectable english ghost, to spend more time dodging American teenagers than actually haunting anyone.

"The Canterville Ghost" is a humorous short story by Oscar Wilde. Described as a novella and written in 1887 it was one of the first of his stories to be published. He was 33 at the time. It is a rather gruesome and humorous story but curiously innocent. I love that Wilde must have laughed out loud as he wrote it.

We deserve some silliness.

Remember that I read these stories spontaneously - in an organic way - with no editing. I read as though I am sat in a big chair next to your resting form - a real person. If I make an error I just start the sentence again - if I sneeze I will say excuse me because I have manners; that is the thing I love the most actually, the personal-ness of it!

And as Oscar Wilde famously said:

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

Reading One (April 28 2025) Chapters one and two.

Reading Two (April 30 2025) Chapter three - (rather delightfully I forgot to close my window for this one and as well as a little traffic noise on this quiet Wednesday morning - the rubbish truck rumbled past as well! oops. No editing of course - that’s the rule). 😂

Reading Three (May 02 2025) Chapters four and five

Reading Four (May 06 2025) Chapter Six and seven

The Final Chapters of this rather odd but sweet little story.

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It is for everyone and everyone is kind. Anyone who is not kind is chucked out. NO excuses. So you are safe. I pop in a couple of times a day to have a yarn! (As long as life behaves of course!)

Love Celi