The poor old Canterville Ghost does not know what to do. His work isto frighten people, but the Americans who have just moved intoCanterville Chase are not frightened by anything he does to them.Things get even worse when the young twins start to play tricks onhim. The Canterville Ghost is three hundred years old. He is verytired, but he cannot rest. He would like to stop frightening peopleand go to sleep for ever more in the Garden of Death, but he cannotopen the gate. As he wonders if anyone will help him, Virginia, thebeautiful young daughter of the family, comes to talk to him. In thisand six other short stories, love and selfishness meet in manydifferent ways. The results are sometimes sad and sometimes funny, but always interesting.
