Conjure Wife
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Conjure Wife is a 1943 dark fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that explores the hidden world of witchcraft influencing academic life and male success.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conjure Wife canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10172944 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conjure Wife Context triple: [Fritz Leiber, notableWork, Conjure Wife]
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A.
The Coven
The Coven is a lesser-known work by American intelligence officer and author E. Howard Hunt, likely reflecting his trademark blend of espionage, intrigue, and political themes.
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B.
The Satanic Witch
The Satanic Witch is a 1970s occult and social manipulation manual by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, focusing on psychological tactics and “lesser magic” aimed primarily at women.
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C.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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D.
An Evil Spirit
"An Evil Spirit" is a novel by British author Richard Pryce, best known as one of his more prominent works in late 19th-century fiction.
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E.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conjure Wife Target entity description: Conjure Wife is a 1943 dark fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that explores the hidden world of witchcraft influencing academic life and male success.
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A.
The Coven
The Coven is a lesser-known work by American intelligence officer and author E. Howard Hunt, likely reflecting his trademark blend of espionage, intrigue, and political themes.
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B.
The Satanic Witch
The Satanic Witch is a 1970s occult and social manipulation manual by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey, focusing on psychological tactics and “lesser magic” aimed primarily at women.
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C.
The Witch's Familiar
"The Witch's Familiar" is a 2015 Doctor Who television episode featuring the Twelfth Doctor, Missy, and Clara in a confrontation with the Daleks and a dying Davros.
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D.
An Evil Spirit
"An Evil Spirit" is a novel by British author Richard Pryce, best known as one of his more prominent works in late 19th-century fiction.
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E.
Witches Abroad
Witches Abroad is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series, following the Lancre witches as they travel abroad to thwart a manipulative fairy godmother and disrupt predestined stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Burn, Witch, Burn!
ⓘ
linked to:
Burn Witch Burn!
Night of the Eagle ⓘ Weird Woman ⓘ |
| author | Fritz Leiber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstPublishedIn |
Unknown Worlds magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
Other Worlds
|
| genre |
dark fantasy
ⓘ
fantasy fiction ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Tansy Saylor ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel-length work ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Norman Saylor ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
academic politics
ⓘ
witchcraft in modern society ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | modern occult fantasy ⓘ |
| literarySetting | academic life ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
hidden influence of magic
ⓘ
male success and power ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | witchcraft influencing academic careers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting a secret society of practicing witches among faculty wives
ⓘ
early exploration of gender and power through witchcraft ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Fritz Leiber bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| publisher | Twayne Publishers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conjure Wife Description of subject: Conjure Wife is a 1943 dark fantasy novel by Fritz Leiber that explores the hidden world of witchcraft influencing academic life and male success.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.