Book Club 📖: The Canterville Ghost 👻 ☠️ (Oscar Wilde)

Whether you’re a true bookworm or simply seeking a motivation to get reading more often, the book club is a great place for conversation and meeting new people! Come and enjoy some interesting discussion alongside more relaxed chatter, with the book as the jumping off point.

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This time, we’ll be reading a spooky humorous ghost tale: The Canterville Ghost by noted wit Oscar Wilde. 👻

The short story follows an American family who move into Canterville castle, home to a Tudor ghost who has been cursed to haunt the place. Can the newcomers help free the ancient spirit?

The story challenges the usual gothic ghostly Victorian notions, and explores themes like culture clashes and atonement.

You can find the story in various Wilde collections, such as The Canterville Ghost, The Happy Prince and Other Stories
You can also find free copies in various places such as Wikisource and Project Gutenberg

The Centurion is a relaxed, elegant and spacious bar with comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere, well-suited to literary conversations! 📕🍷

Converted from the historic first class lounge at Central Station 🚂✨, its luxuriant environs are situated at ground floor level, easily accessible, with public transport links aplenty nearby. If you’re feeling peckish there are various shops adjacent that you can pick up nibbles from.

This is an open session, so feel free to drop by at any time during the evening: we’re pretty easygoing ☺️.

Hope you can join us!