Open World 3, Unit 3: Haunted houses

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This unit covers ghosts and haunted houses, using the famous Oscar Wilde story, The Canterville Ghost as a basis. Here are some haunted stories, none too gruesome, for your reading pleasure:

The Complete Wandering Ghosts, by F. Marion

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The Tell Tale Heart and Other Writings,by Edgar Allan Poe

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The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde

This fantastic story by famous author Oscar Wilde is mentioned in this unit. Here’s a chance to read it in full. An American family moves to England to a house that is said to be inhabited by a ghost. It becomes clear that the house is indeed haunted, so they start teasing and bothering the ghost until he’s at his wits- end. (Lexile 1360L ) ^{what is this?}

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The book is now in public domain. Available for free on Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14522

Open World 3, Unit 3: Haunted houses

The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

Lockwood & Company: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

The Complete Wandering Ghosts, by F. Marion

The Tell Tale Heart and Other Writings,by Edgar Allan Poe

The Canterville Ghost, by Oscar Wilde