 First edition | |
| Author | Diana Wynne Jones |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ionicus[1] |
| Series | Chrestomanci |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 210 pp (first edition)[2] |
| ISBN | 978-0-333-33189-7 |
| OCLC | 47044550 |
| LC Class | PZ7.J684 Wj 1982[3] |
| Preceded by | The Magicians of Caprona |
| Followed by | The Lives of Christopher Chant |
Witch Week is a children's fantasy novel and school story by the British writer Diana Wynne Jones, published by Macmillan Children's Books in 1982. It was the third published of seven Chrestomanci books.[4]
Witch Week is set during the last four days of October 1981 at Larwood House, a boarding school in southern England, in a world parallel and close to ours. Many people have magical powers ("witches", male or female) but their use is a capital crime and convicted witches are burnt to death. The story begins with a teacher's discovery of an ambiguous note and dilemma whether to take it as a joke. "The note said: SOMEONE IN THIS CLASS IS A WITCH."
- ^ "Diana Wynne Jones: UK 1st Edition Cover Art". maulu book zone. Katherine Ferguson. Compiled by the DWJ mailing list from August 1999. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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The infobox provides data from ISFDB for the first UK edition (from "Publisher" to "ISBN").
Witch Week (first edition) publication contents at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
("OCLC Number" for 2001 US paperback.) - ^ "Witch week". Library of Congress Online Catalogue. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ Chrestomanci series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2012-04-28.