《老鬼當家》於1891年出版,收錄在《亞瑟?沙維爵士的罪行》(Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories)的成人故事集裡,內容有六篇新寫的故事,另外還有兩篇作者最受歡迎的兒童故事〈快樂王子〉(The Happy Prince)和〈忠實的朋友〉(The Devoted Friend)。 本書故事描繪一個美國家庭(歐提斯家),向一位英國貴族(康德維爵士)
When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. Their d