The Canterville Ghost: who's who, timeline and places
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- Mr. OtisHe buys Canterville Chase despite warnings and rejects the idea that its ghost exists.First seen in chapter 1
- Sir SimonHe is the ghost said to haunt Canterville Chase.First seen in chapter 1
- WashingtonHe removes the library bloodstain that is supposed to be permanent.First seen in chapter 1
- Mrs. OtisShe notices a bloodstain while the family has tea in the library.First seen in chapter 1
- Lord CantervilleHe warns Mr. Otis about the ghost before the purchase of Canterville Chase.First seen in chapter 1
- Mrs. UmneyShe welcomes the Otis family and serves them tea in the library.First seen in chapter 1
- VirginiaShe alone finds the changing bloodstain upsetting while the family discusses the ghost.First seen in chapter 3
- The twinsThey set traps that frighten the ghost and send him fleeing.First seen in chapter 4
- Duke of CheshireHe is someone the ghost plans to frighten but lacks courage to approach.First seen in chapter 4
- CecilHe joins Mr. Otis in searching for Virginia despite Mr. Otis's refusal.First seen in chapter 6
- Chapter 1
Mr. Otis buys Canterville Chase despite Lord Canterville's warning about its ghost.
- Chapter 1
The family arrives, and Washington removes the supposedly permanent bloodstain in the library.
- Chapter 2
The bloodstain returns on three mornings despite Washington's cleaning and Mr. Otis's locking the library.
- Chapter 2
Mr. Otis meets the ghost at night and calmly offers oil for his noisy chains.
- Chapter 2
The ghost retreats after dodging a pillow and resolves to take revenge.
- Chapter 3
Virginia finds the bloodstain upsetting while the family bets on its changing colors.
- Chapter 3
The ghost falls in his armor, faces pellets and a revolver, and receives an offer of medicine.
- Chapter 3
A false ghost terrifies him, and discovering the trick makes him swear revenge.
- Chapter 4
The ghost abandons the bloodstain and uses stolen lubricant to silence his chains.
- Chapter 4
The twins' traps and Washington's garden syringe drive the ghost into hiding.
- Chapter 5
Virginia finds the unhappy Ghost in the Tapestry Chamber and challenges his excuses for wrongdoing.
- Chapter 5
The Ghost reveals his long sleeplessness and asks Virginia to help him reach death.
- Chapter 5
Virginia agrees to pray for him and follows him through a disappearing wall.
- Chapter 6
Virginia's disappearance sends her family searching the house, grounds, and nearby countryside.
- Chapter 6
Cecil joins Mr. Otis in the unsuccessful search.
- Chapter 6
Virginia returns at midnight with jewels and news that the Ghost is dead.
- Chapter 6
She leads the family to a chained skeleton, prays, and declares that God forgives him.
- Chapter 7
A torchlit procession accompanies Sir Simon's coffin to the churchyard, where Virginia places a blossom cross.
- Chapter 7
Lord Canterville insists that Virginia has the right to keep the ghost's jewels.
- Chapter 7
Virginia marries Cecil and returns to the grave but keeps her encounter with Sir Simon private.
Hidden until you have read that far.
- Canterville ChaseIt is the house Mr. Otis buys despite warnings about its ghost.First seen in chapter 1
- the libraryIt is the room where the family has tea and discovers a bloodstain.First seen in chapter 1
- Tapestry ChamberIt is the room where Virginia finds the unhappy Ghost.First seen in chapter 5
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