High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "The Canterville Ghost" is a popular short story by Oscar Wilde, widely adapted for the screen and stage. It was the first of Wilde`s stories to be published, appearing in the magazine The Court and Society Review in February 1887. It was later included in a collection of short stories entitled Lord Arthur Savile`s Crime and Other Stories in 1891. Many film and TV productions have been based on the story.