The Canterville Ghost-XI

The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde is part of the Optima, Unabridged English Classics brought out by G. Ram Books. This series includes select novels prescribed by the CBSE as 'Long Reading Text' for Classes IX to XII. The Canterville Ghost, in its unabridged form, is one of the two books introduced by the CBSE for Class XI. First published in1887, The Canterville Ghost, is about Mr Otis (an American Minister), who buys an old English manor inhabited by a ghost. The plot revolves around Sir Simon's futile attempts to frighten the Otis family and his frustration when he himself becomes the butt of practical jokes. The element of humour and satire makes The Canterville Ghost different from traditional ghost stories. The Optima, Unabridged English Classics too are student-centric and go beyond the Classroom. Special care has been taken in designing the book in a manner that brings the theme alive for the reader and create exercises that would help in developing the student's creativity and thinking skills. Salient Features of the Book • Original unabridged text • Brief outline of the plot in the beginning of each chapter • Meanings of difficult words and phrases in each page • A more comprehensive summary at the end of the chapter • In-text Questions to Ponder Over • End-of-chapter–Assignments based on interpretation, inference, theme, plot and understanding of incidents and characters • Character analysis of the important characters • A brief synopsis of the complete novel for better comprehension • Questions for practice—Theme, plot and character based questions • Questions with solved answers for guidance • Profusely illustrated • Important Quotes All the books in this series have been prepared strictly in accordance with the CBSE guidelines to enable students understand and appreciate some of the great enduring English Classics.