The Tragic Muse

Versions of The Tragic Muse include:
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly 63–65:
    —First publication in any form.
  • The Tragic Muse (Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890)
    —First American book edition; in two volumes; published 7 June 1890, the first printing being of 1000 copies; sold for $2.50.
  • The Tragic Muse (London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1890)
    —First English book edition; in three volumes; published late June 1890, the first printing being of 500 copies; sold for 31/6.
  • The Tragic Muse (London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1891)
    —Second English book edition; in one volumes; published February 1891, the first printing being of 2000 copies; sold for 3/6. Sheets from this printing were also bound into a colonial edition as Number 109 of Macmillan's Colonial Library; and remainder sheets were later rebound and issued by the Times Book Club.
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907):
    —The "New York Edition"; this is the last edition to be revised by James.
  • The Tragic Muse (London: T. Nelson, 1920)
    —Uses the first English book edition text
  • The Tragic Muse (London: Macmillan & Co., 1921)
    —Volumes 12 and 13 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.