Synopsis (from amazon.co.uk)
Renowned for his poetry, plays, essays, and conversational skills, Oscar Wilde also wrote delightfully entertaining works of short fiction. This volume contains four of his finest. Most celebrated is The Canterville Ghost, a delightfully comical tale centering around the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville, who for some 300 years has terrorized the residents and employees of Canterville Chase. When the house is bought by the Otises, an American family that refuses to believe in such "supernatural" nonsense, hilarious results ensue. Also included here are "The Sphinx Without a Secret," about an enigmatic woman who carries the key to a mystery with her to the grave; "The Model Millionaire," the charming story of a "delightful, ineffectual young man with a perfect profile and no profession"; as well as "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime." Rounding out the volume are Wilde's lyrical "Poems in Prose," including "The Artist," "The Doer of Good," "The Disciple," and 3 more. These diverting stories offer the wit, whimsy, and imaginative gusto of one of the 19th century's most scintillating masters of the English language.

Remarks
rescued from a flea market trader

Found by frank-63 in my home...

Aus wyandos reichhaltiger Bücherschatztruhe abgreifen dürfen ... thanx for all ;-)

Erst mal auf den TBR-Stapel ...

... dort wurde es von redbandita als Tauschobjekt entdeckt und von alice13 zur Genesung gewünscht ...

somit geht die Reise nun über Köln nach Amsterdam nach ... bye

Release planned for Friday, September 12, 2003 at sent to fellow bookcrosser in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg Germany.

... mit besten Genesungswünschen auf dem Weg zu alice13

Danke, Frank, kam pünktlich zu meinem Geburtstag! Ist wirklich sehr lustig!
Ein Hoch auf Oscar Wilde! Gruß Alice

Herzlichen Dank für das Buch, liegt auf dem TBR Stapel...
Freue mich auf/wie Oscar...

Redbandita

CAUGHT IN AMSTERDAM NOORD-HOLLAND NEDERLAND

Mann-mann-mann, es ist ja auch so schwer, erst einzuloggen und danach erst das Buch mit einem Kommentar zu versehen... anywho, Herzlichen Dank, der Ghost ist sicher bei mir in A'dam angekommen!
TBR Stapel, danach sehen wir weiter...
Grüsse, Redbandita

was good fun to read, especially as a little holiday book, as it took only like 2 hours or so to get through. I enjoyed Oscar Wilde's writing style, as expected, and I also enjoyed the second story in the book, about the millionair. Have to say, reading the short stories convinced me I should try and read more Wilde. "The Picture of Dorian Grey" is already waiting for my undevided attention, so I will try and read that book next.

redbandita

Released on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at Hotel Mayan Paradise, room 12 in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo Mexico.

The book is in the left drawer next to the bed, on top of a map and phone book for Playa del Carmen.
Hope the room maid did not chuck it out. I put a little note inside and now am hoping for it to turn up again.

UPDATE 24-10-05 after seeing how Wilma crushed beautiful Playa del Carmen, I doubt that if the book was still there, it will ever travel again. Shame.