The Canterville Ghost: Bilingual Edition (English – French)
By Oscar Wilde
()
About this ebook
Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding French paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.
Oscar Wilde
Born in Ireland in 1856, Oscar Wilde was a noted essayist, playwright, fairy tale writer and poet, as well as an early leader of the Aesthetic Movement. His plays include: An Ideal Husband, Salome, A Woman of No Importance, and Lady Windermere's Fan. Among his best known stories are The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Canterville Ghost.
Read more from Oscar Wilde
The Picture Of Dorian Gray Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/550 Great Love Letters You Have To Read (Golden Deer Classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Works Of Oscar Wilde Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A House of Pomegranates Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Comedies: Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, and The Importance of Being Earnest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Wit and Wisdom of Oscar Wilde: Inspiring and Amazing Quotes from an Icon Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Greatest Christmas Stories of All Time: Timeless Classics That Celebrate the Season Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlood, Sperm, Black Velvet: The Seminal Book Of English Decadence (1888-1908) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Importance of Being Earnest: A Play Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5De Profundis Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Complete Works of Oscar Wilde Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/550 Beautiful Christmas Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPoems Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gothic Classics: 60+ Books in One Volume Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Penny Dreadfuls MEGAPACK ®: 10 Classic Shockers! Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oscar Wilde: A Life in Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Own Dear Darling Boy: The Letters of Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to The Canterville Ghost
Related ebooks
The Mysterious Island: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Monikins: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSalome: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Deerslayer: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe War Of The Worlds: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Prairie: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Sign Of The Four: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Last of the Mohicans: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOlivier Twist: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Professor: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBoule De Suif: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kidnapped: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRodney Stone: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Hunchback of Notre Dame: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJane Eyre: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Man Who Laughs L'Homme Qui Rit Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Learn French! Apprends l'Anglais! PERSUASION In French and English Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Sarrasine: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Nose: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAlice's Adventures In Wonderland: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Time Machine: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in Southern Africa: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Three Musketeers: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Suicide Club: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBel Ami Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Colomba Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCandide: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Adventures Of Tom Sawyer: Bilingual Edition (English – French) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
ESL For You
The Picture of Dorian Gray (The Original 1890 Uncensored Edition + The Expanded and Revised 1891 Edition) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Webster's New World: American Idioms Handbook Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I Love My Mom Amo a mi mama (Bilingual Spanish Kids book): English Spanish Bilingual Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Best Little Grammar Workbook Ever! Use Alone or with Its Companion Book, The Best Little Grammar Book Ever! Second Edition Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsI Love to Help Me encanta ayudar (Spanish Children's Book): English Spanish Bilingual Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Choose a Translation for All Its Worth: A Guide to Understanding and Using Bible Versions Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Advanced Writing Skills for Students of English Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dictionary of Root Words: Greek and Latin Roots Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Great Book of American Idioms: A Dictionary of American Idioms, Sayings, Expressions & Phrases Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Best Grammar Workbook Ever! Grammar, Punctuation, and Word Usage for Ages 10 Through 110 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Let’s Play, Mom! ¡Vamos a jugar, mamá!: English Spanish Bilingual Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heart of the Forest/ El corazón del bosque (An English/Spanish Dual Language Story) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Black Book of Speaking Fluent English: The Quickest Way to Improve Your Spoken English Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/51,000 Conversation Questions: Designed for Use in the ESL or EFL Classroom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5EFL/ESL Grammar And Vocabulary With Fun Facts B1 To C1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings100 TESOL Activities for Teachers: Practical ESL/EFL Activities for the Communicative Classroom Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/539 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities: For Teenagers and Adults Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boxer y Brandon Boxer and Brandon (Spanish Bilingual Book): Spanish English Bilingual Collection Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/571 ESL Interactive Games, Activities & Teaching Tips: For Teenagers and Adults Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Don Quixote: Bilingual Edition (English – Spanish) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLet's Learn Spanish: First Words for Everyone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/567 ESL Conversation Topics with Questions, Vocabulary, Writing Prompts & More: For Teenagers and Adults Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Drama Book: Lesson Plans, Activities, and Scripts for English-Language Learners: Teacher Tools, #6 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Reviews for The Canterville Ghost
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
The Canterville Ghost - Oscar Wilde
Savine
I
I
When Mr.Hiram B.Otis, the American Minister, bought Canterville Chase,
Lorsque M. Hiram B. Otis, le ministre d'Amérique, fit l'acquisition de Canterville-Chase,
every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing, as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed, Lord Canterville himself, who was a man of the most punctilious honour, had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms.
tout le monde lui dit qu'il faisait là une très grande sottise, car on ne doutait aucunement que l'endroit ne fût hanté.
D'ailleurs, lord Canterville lui-même, en homme de l'honnêteté la plus scrupuleuse, s'était fait un devoir de faire connaître la chose à M. Otis, quand ils en vinrent à discuter les conditions.
'We have not cared to live in the place ourselves, ' said Lord Canterville,
— Nous-mêmes, dit lord Canterville,
'since my grand-aunt, the Dowager Duchess of Bolton,
nous n'avons point tenu à habiter cet endroit depuis l'époque où ma grand'tante, la duchesse douairière de Bolton,
was frightened into a fit, from which she never really recovered, by two skeleton hands being placed on her shoulders as she was dressing for dinner, and
a été prise d'une défaillance causée par l'épouvante qu'elle éprouva, et dont elle ne s'est jamais remise tout à fait, en sentant deux mains de squelette se poser sur ses épaules, pendant qu'elle s'habillait pour le dîner.
I feel bound to tell you, Mr. Otis,
Je me crois obligé à vous dire, M. Otis,
that the ghost has been seen by several living members of my family, as well as by the rector of the parish, the Rev. Augustus Dampier,
que le fantôme a été vu par plusieurs membres de ma famille qui vivent encore, ainsi que par le recteur de la paroisse, le révérend Auguste Dampier,
who is a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. After the unfortunate accident to the Duchess, none of our younger servants would stay with us, and Lady Canterville often got very little sleep at night, in consequence of the mysterious noises that came from the corridor and the library.'
'My Lord, ' answered the Minister, 'I will take the furniture and the ghost at a valuation.
qui est un agrégé du King's-Collège, d'Oxford.
Après le tragique accident survenu à la duchesse, aucune de nos jeunes domestiques n'a consenti à rester chez nous, et bien souvent lady Canterville a été privée de sommeil par suite des bruits mystérieux qui venaient du corridor et de la bibliothèque.
— Mylord, répondit le ministre, je prendrai l'ameublement et le fantôme sur inventaire.
I come from a modern country, where we have everything that money can buy; and with all our spry young fellows painting the Old World red, and carrying off your best actors and prima-donnas, I reckon that if there were such a thing as a ghost in Europe, we'd have it at home in a very short time in one of our public museums, or on the road as a show.'
J'arrive d'un pays moderne, où nous pouvons avoir tout ce que l'argent est capable de procurer, et avec nos jeunes et délurés gaillards qui font les cent coups dans le vieux monde, qui enlèvent vos meilleurs acteurs, vos meilleures prima-donnas, je suis sûr que s'il y avait encore un vrai fantôme en Europe, nous aurions bientôt fait de nous l'offrir pour le mettre dans un de nos musées publics, ou pour le promener sur les grandes routes comme un phénomène.
'I fear that the ghost exists, ' said Lord Canterville, smiling, 'though it may have resisted the overtures of your enterprising impresarios. It has been well known for three centuries, since 1584 in fact, and always makes its appearance before the death of any member of our family.'
'Well, so does the family doctor for that matter, Lord Canterville. But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.'
— Le fantôme existe, je le crains, dit lord Canterville, en souriant, bien qu'il ait tenu bon contre les offres de vos entreprenants impresarios. Voilà plus de trois siècles qu'il est connu. Il date, au juste, de 1574, et ne manque jamais de se montrer quand il va se produire un décès dans la famille.
— Bah! le docteur de la famille n'agit pas autrement, lord Canterville. Mais, monsieur, un fantôme, ça ne peut exister, et je ne suppose pas que les lois de la nature comportent des exceptions en faveur de l'aristocratie anglaise.
'You are certainly very natural in America, ' answered Lord Canterville, who did not quite understand Mr. Otis' last observation, 'and if you don't mind a ghost in the house, it is all right. Only you must remember I warned you.'
A few weeks after this, the purchase was concluded, and at the close of the season the Minister and his family went down to Canterville Chase. Mrs.Otis, who, as Miss Lucretia R. Tappan,
— Certainement, vous êtes très nature en Amérique, dit lord Canterville, qui ne comprenait pas très bien la dernière remarque de M. Otis. Mais s'il vous plaît d'avoir un fantôme dans la maison, tout est pour le mieux. Rappelez-vous seulement que je vous ai prévenu.
Quelques semaines plus tard, l'achat fut conclu, et vers la fin de la saison, le ministre et sa famille se rendirent à Canterville.
Mrs Otis, qui, sous le nom de miss Lucretia R. Tappan,
of West 53rd Street, had been a celebrated New York belle, was now a very handsome, middle-aged woman, with fine eyes, and a superb profile. Many American ladies on leaving their native land adopt an appearance of chronic ill-health, under the impression that it is a form of European refinement, but Mrs.Otis had never fallen into this error.
de la West 52e rue, avait été une illustre belle de New-York, était encore une très belle femme, d'âge moyen, avec de beaux yeux et un profil superbe.
Bien des dames américaines, quand elles quittent leur pays natal, se donnent des airs de personnes atteintes d'une maladie chronique, et se figurent que c'est là une des formes de la distinction en Europe, mais Mrs Otis n'était jamais tombée dans cette erreur.
She had a magnificent constitution, and a really wonderful amount of animal spirits. Indeed, in many respects, she was quite English, and was an excellent example of the fact that we have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.
Elle avait une constitution magnifique, et une abondance extraordinaire de vitalité.
À vrai dire, elle était tout à fait anglaise, à bien des points de vue, et on eût pu la citer à bon droit pour soutenir la thèse que nous avons tous en commun avec l'Amérique, en notre temps, excepté la langue, cela s'entend.
Their eldest son, christened Washington by his parents in a moment of patriotism, which he never ceased to regret, was a fair-haired, rather good-looking young man,