The Canterville Ghost By Oscar Wilde.

I really appreciated Virginia's kindness. I love the wildness of the twins. The Minister and his wife were great with their matter of fact advice to the ghost. Sir Simone, It resonated with me for his longing for forgiveness.

The overall story is strangely twisting. At the beginning of the novel you assume you are being thrust into a creepy Poe story, but by the end you are peering at a sappy Disney movie plot.
I personally liked the story's quick and easy reading pace. It actually made me giggle a bit when I was expecting to get frightened. By the end, the reader is confronted with Gods undying love.
Best characters in my opinion have to be the minister for his logical reasoning in the midst of unreason, the twins for their pranks, the Duke of Cheshire for his obsession with the Otis daughter (and his small pony), and the Otis daughter for her pure heart.

What a cute little story this was! Someone over at Booklikes recommended it to me, and I'm so glad I followed through.

The Canterville Ghost is not scary at all, but it IS funny and as the story goes on, rather pitiful. I found myself laughing at some portions and then all but shedding a tear towards the end.

This is a short story which is available for free, or at least this version is, at the store, and you can add the Audio for a nominal fee.

After having just read "The Picture of Dorian Grey" (also a great read by Oscar Wilde) I was ready for something light and amusing. It is a very quick read and rather humorous. I found myself chuckling to myself and I enjoyed the simplicity of the book. Highly recommended!