Il fantasma di Canterville

A Victorian ghost story by Oscar Wilde! 4.5 stars. Wilde deftly combines an occasionally grisly haunting, old-fashioned sentiment, a small droplet of romance, and a large helping of dry wit in this 1887 novella about a rather brash American family that buys a haunted mansion in Victorian England. T

JAJAJA ¿Cómo es que no lo había leído antes? Este libro es muy original y divertido. Si me sacó unas cuantas carcajadas y a la vez sentí pena por el fantasma. Inicialmente pensé que era una historia de terror, pero conforme fui avanzando me di cuenta que era pura sátira e ironía. Mi mero mole. Fue un Leggi tutto

Rousseau and Revolution (1967) (The Story Of Civilization #10), Will Durant This volume centers on Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his times. It received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1968. 1. Prelude Rousseau Wanderer: 1712–56 The Seven Years' War: 1756–63 2. France Before the Deluge: 1757–7 Leggi tutto

Great satire about an English ghost being outwitted by some modern Americans (Mr Otis and his family) who bought Canterville Chase. Is there salvation for the ghost in the end? Funny ghost story with many satirical elements (the bloodstain) and fine allusions (e.g. on Fuseli's Nightmare). A real cla Leggi tutto

This book is really funny. In it the ghosts are haunted by the people. It is a good twist. I recommend this book to all.

5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐! A sophisticated parody of the traditional Ghost marvellously juxtaposed to the remarkable satirisation of American and British values; enhanced with an astounding and ingenious reversal of roles that imposes profound reflection on the themes of life and death, and imbues the narrative wit Leggi tutto

"هذه القصة سجل طريف للمحن التي المّت بشبح قصر آل كانترفيل حين انتقل هذا القصر التاريخي الى وزير أمريكا المفوض في بلاط سانت جيمس" بهذا التقديم تبدأ هذه القصة القصيرة وبها يعرفنا أوسكار وايلد على الإطار العام (قصر - شبح - انكليز - امريكان) حيث ستجري الأحداث. وداخل القصة يبث الكثير من المشاعر (الحب، الب Leggi tutto