First published 1899

The Conjure Woman

by Charles Chesnutt

Short story collection by Charles W. Chesnutt.

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The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt was first published in 1899. We track 2 editions.

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The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt was first published in 1899.

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Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.

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Brown cloth cover of The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt with rabbits and an old man's face
Cover of The Conjure Woman, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Company in 1899.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Title page of The Conjure Woman by Charles W. Chesnutt, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899
Title page of Chesnutt's story collection, published in Boston and New York in 1899.Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain