Why on earth would they title this collection after the story in the collection that's not even the strongest? I mean, it's an interesting tale of murder and motivation, but "the Canterville Ghost" was a much more interesting tale. It tells us of a determined ghost, curses to haunt the Canterille manse until God forgives him for murdering his wife, who runs into a rather intrepid American family who refuses to put up with his nonsense. Obviously Wilde is making a farce of the then-current trends towards ridiculous spiritualism and fantasy, tempering his theme with American rationalism, which makes for some hilarious scenarios as the ghost becomes ever-more hindered in his efforts to spook the family. The conclusion is a happy one by the end, as the youngest daughter takes pity on the ghost and helps him pass on to his next life. ( )

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I started collecting Penguin's Little Black Classics, and my random reading pilot drew this booklet.

I was never really crazy about The Picture of Dorian Grey. I read it and it wasn't bad but not as good as I expected it would be (based on raving reviews by friends). However, I was quite curious to this little story I hadn't heard about and since it's very short it can be easily read in a single sitting.

And actually I really like it. It had a nice twist at the end, but I won't tell you too much about the story for fear of spoiling the story. However, I would recommend it as a nice quick read!

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is the 59th Penguin Little Black Classic. ( )

In this short story of Oscar Wilde Lord Savile got a prophecy that he was going to kill someone. He's just wants to be married and thinks the foretold murder has to be done before it. But is seems that it's not so easy to kill someone..... ( )