The Conjure Woman

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Title

The Conjure Woman

Subject

Slavery
Antebellum South
Magic
African Americans
Fiction: Folktales

Description

The Conjure Woman is a collection of short stories by African-American fiction writer, essayist, and activist Charles W. Chesnutt. First published in 1899, The Conjure Woman is considered a seminal work of African-American literature.

List of Stories

"The Goophered Grapevine"

"Po' Sandy"

"Mars Jeems's Nightmare"

"The Conjurer's Revenge"

"Sis' Becky's Pickaninny"

"The Grey Wolf's Ha'nt"

"Hot-Foot Hannibal"

Creator

Charles Waddell Chesnutt

Publisher

Houghton, Mifflin & Co.

Date

After Emancipation: 1899

Contributor

Collection of reviews from 1899, Charles W. Chesnutt Archive, Conjure Woman Reviews https://chesnuttarchive.org/Reviews/ConjureWomanReviews/conjurewoman_reviews.html

Rights

Public domain in the USA. | The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Conjure Woman, by Charles W. Chesnutt

Relation

The book was adapted by Oscar Micheaux as a silent film released as The Conjure Woman in 1926.

Format

Digital E-Book (Download)

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

[EBook #11666]

Coverage

The Conjure Woman was released as an EBook on March 22, 2004, produced by Suzanne Shell, Sjaani and PG Distributed Proofreaders.

Text Item Type Metadata

Text

First edition cover, 1899

Original Format

Digital E-Book

Files

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Reference

Charles Waddell Chesnutt After Emancipation: 1899, The Conjure Woman, Houghton, Mifflin & Co.

Cite As

Charles Waddell Chesnutt, “The Conjure Woman,” REPOSITORY, accessed April 19, 2024, https://artlibrarydeco.omeka.net/items/show/34.

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