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The Canterville Ghost
Author / Oscar Wilde
The Canterville Ghost is set in the English countryside in the late 19th century. Most of the story takes place in Canterville Chase, which is described as an old mansion with secret rooms and passageways, long corridors stained glass windows, and oak panelling. Pictures of long-dead Canterville ancestors, ancient tapestries, and a suit of armour add to the medieval-like setting. Overall, it seems to fit the stereotype of a haunted house.
The book follows fairy tale conventions and Wilde introduces Virginia Otis, a fairy-tale-typepe heroine. Otis must believe that there is a soul worth saving in the murderous and grisly Sir Simon. Her actions, however, lead to a happy ending. Otis marries a Duke and receives a casket of valuable jewels from the Ghost.
The Art Of Public Speaking
Author / Dale Carnegie
The Art of Public Speaking Dale Breckenridge Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri, Carnegie was a poor farmer’s boy whose first job after college was selling correspondence courses to ranchers; then he moved on to selling bacon, soap, and lard for Armour & Company. He was successful to the point of making his sales territory of South Omaha, Nebraska the national leader for the firm. Carnegie’s first collection of his writings was Public Speaking a Practical Course for Business Men (1926), later entitled Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1932). His major achievement, however, was when Simon & Schuster published How to Win Friends and Influence People.
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Author / Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based in Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the novel, Tom Sawyer has several adventures, often with his friend Huckleberry Finn. Originally a commercial failure, the book ended up being the best-selling of any of Twain’s works during his lifetime.
