The Conjure Wives
| First published | August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Short Story |
- Published in Wickes, ed., Happy Holidays, illus. Gertrude Kay (Rand McNally, 1921), p46-49; {{LCCN|21-5919}} (viewed at HathiTrust)
- That 1921 anthology contains several stories by Wickes and several adapted by Wickes, as credited in the table of contents and the interior headings, which sometimes differ. This story is the first in "Hallowe'en", 3rd of 17 book sections, where it begins under three headings (p46): • Hallowe'en // The Conjure Wives // Old Southern Tale The Contents gives this two-line listing: • The Conjure Wives. Old Southern Tale // Adapted by Frances G. Wickes
- Listed in the 1936 anthology as "The Conjure Wives (tale from the USA's Old South)" or, more likely, with a stated origin such as "(Negro folktale)" that the reviewer at LibraryThing felt obliged to paraphrase.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1936 |
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Ghosts and Goblins: Stories for Hallowe'en and Other Times | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 52 |
| August 1960 |
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Arrow Book of Ghost Stories | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 72 |
| 1963 |
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Arrow Book of Ghost Stories | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 72 |
| September 1965 |
|
Ghosts and Goblins: Stories for Halloween | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 44 |
| October 1965 |
|
Arrow Book of Ghost Stories | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 72 |
| 1966 | Spooks, Spooks, Spooks | Franklin Watts | Anthology | 157 | |
| February 1972 | Arrow Book of Ghost Stories | Scholastic Book Services | Anthology | 72 | |
| December 1973 |
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Ghosts and Goblins: Stories for Halloween | E. P. Dutton | Anthology | 44 |