The Canterville Ghost. Sir Simon de Canterville is a ghost. He has lived in his house for hundreds of years. His job is to terrify the people who stay there. Then Mr Otis, an American, buys the house. And the ghost is angry he cannot frighten the Otis family. The Model Millioire Hughie Erskine loves Laura Merton. But Hughie is poor and he cannot marry her. Then one day he meets a beggar and all his wishes come true. Lord Arthur Savile?s Crime. Mr Podgers can read people?s hands. Mr Podgers reads Lord Arthur Savile?s hand at a party. What will Lord Arthur?s future be? There is a film of the first story. This series provides a wide variety of enjoyable reading material for all learners of English. Macmillan Readers retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles as well as specially written stories, published at six levels.