Books like The Canterville Ghost
12 books with a reading profile close to The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde. Balanced in tone; an easy read.
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Cold Comfort Farm
literary, accessible
Following the death of her parents, the sensible and urbanely refined Flora Poste moves to Sussex to live with her eccentric relatives, the Starkadders, at the decaying Cold Comfort Farm.
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The Happy Prince
by Oscar Wilde
literary, accessible
High above a city stands the gilded statue of the Happy Prince, a monument adorned with gold leaf, sapphires, and a ruby.
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A Man Without a Country
literary, accessible
This collection of short essays serves as a final public address on the state of American life and the health of the planet.
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Three Sunsets and Other Poems
literary, classic literature
Published posthumously in 1898, this collection gathers Lewis Carroll's serious and romantic verse, moving away from the nonsense rhyme found in his famous novels.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
literary, accessible
Milo is a boy suffering from a chronic sense of boredom until a mysterious toy tollbooth appears in his room.
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Flotsam
literary, accessible
A science-minded boy beachcombing for washed-up treasures finds an encrusted, antique underwater camera.
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Tortilla Flat
literary, classic literature
Set in the hills above Monterey, California, the narrative follows Danny and his circle of paisano friends in the years following World War I.
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The Nursery Alice
accessible, classic literature
Lewis Carroll adapted his original Wonderland story specifically for children under five, altering the narrative voice to speak directly to toddler-age listeners.
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
literary, accessible
Karana, a young Nicoleño girl, lives on San Nicolas Island off the coast of California during the early nineteenth century.
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The Pearl
literary, accessible
Kino, a poor diver in a coastal Mexican village, discovers a massive pearl that he believes will secure his family’s future and provide medical treatment for his son, Coyotito.
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The Pickwick Papers
literary, classic literature
Samuel Pickwick, a retired businessman and perpetual optimist, leads a small group of gentlemen from the Pickwick Club across the English countryside to observe human behavior and local customs.
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