NAME:​ Roppo Valente Diana ​CLASS:​ V B ​ORD.

​ ​DATE:​ 14​TH​ september 2020 

 

The Canterville Ghost

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Author:​ Oscar Wilde 
Publisher:​ Freeditorial 
Title:​ The Canterville Ghost 
Year of publication:​ 1887 
Place:​ ​The story is set in England, in the Canterville Chase. 
 
MAIN CHARACTERS 
- Canterville ghost, Sir Simon 
- Otis family, composed by Mr Otis and Mrs Otis, Virginia, Washington and the two twins, 
Ricky and Robby. 
 
SUMMARY 
The story of "The Canterville Ghost" talks about Otis family, that came from America to live 
in an old house, in the middle of the countryside, in England. 
They were warned that the old house was haunted by the Canterville Ghost, called Sir 
Simon, who was bad because he murdered his wife and frightened the people who entered 
the house. The American family didn't believe in ghosts, so they decided to buy the house. As 
soon as they arrived they saw a quick change of the weather: suddenly it began to rain and, 
from that day, many strange and mysterious things happened.  
One night Sir Simon appeared: he was an old man, he wore old-fashioned clothes with 
chains hung from his wrists and ankles; he tried to frighten the Otis family, but every time 
they stayed calm and, on the contrary, their sons joked with him. 
One day Mr. and Mrs Otis' daughter, Virginia, disappeared. She was the only person who 
didn't joke with the ghost so, that night, he asked her to help him to find peace forever. 
Virginia decided to help him because she understood the ghost was good. Finally the ghost 
found peace and Virginia appeared and, in the end, the family lived happily without the 
ghost.  
 
 

 
 
 
NAME:​ Roppo Valente Diana ​CLASS:​ V B ​ORD.​ ​DATE:​ 14​TH​ september 2020 
 

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Author:​ Mark Twain 
Publisher:​ Helbling Readers 
Title: ​The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 
Year of publication: ​1884 
Place:​ The story is set in the town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. 
 
MAIN CHARACTERS 
- Huckleberry Finn, called "Huck", is a boy about fourteen years old.   
- Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, are the kind woman who take Huck in their 
home. 
- Jim is Miss Watson's physically large slave. 
- Tom Sawyer is Huck's best friend  
 
SUMMARY 
The story of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" begins with Huck Finn introducing 
himself. We know that Huck has become rich from his last adventure with Tom Sawyer and 
that the Widow Douglas and her sister, Miss Watson, have taken Huck into their home in 
order to try and teach him religion and proper manners. 
One day Huck discovers that his father, Pap Finn, has returned to town and he is worried 
about Pap's intentions, because he's a violent alcoholic man. When Pap confronts Huck and 
warns him to quit school and stop trying to better himself, Huck continues to attend school 
just to spite Pap. Huck's fears are soon realized when Pap kidnaps him and takes him across 
the Mississippi River. 
Huck becomes comfortable with his new life, free from religion and school, but Pap's 
beatings become too severe, and Huck fakes his own murder and escapes down the 
Mississippi. He arrives at Jackson's Island, and there he stumbles across Miss Watson's 
slave, Jim, who has run away for fear he will be sold. 
Huck and Jim soon escape down the river on a raft. Their freedom and tranquility are 
shattered by the arrival of the duke and the king, who force Huck and Jim to perform 
scams. The duke and the king sell Jim back into slavery and when Huck goes to find Jim, he 
discovers that he is being held captive on Silas. Tom Sawyer soon arrives and he suggests 
concocting a plan to free Jim. When the escape finally takes place, a pursuing farmer shoots 
Tom; because Jim will not leave him, he is again recaptured and taken back to the Phelps 
farm. At the end, Jim is finally set free and Huck ponders his next adventure away from 
civilization.