A London Life

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of A London Life include:

• "A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 3–4:
  • "A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 3 (6) (June 1888): 671–688.
  • "A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 4 (1) (July 1888): 64–82.
  • "A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 4 (2) (August 1888): 238–249.
  • "A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 4 (3) (September 1888): 319–330.

  — First publication in any form.

• "A London Life" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (2 volumes, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) 1: 1–281.

  — First book edition, published in two volumes. This is nominally both the first English edition and the first American edition, but it was never issued in America.

• "A London Life" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, American issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 1–158.

  — A second edition, published in a single volume. This American issue was effectively the first American book edition, and was presented as such.

• "A London Life" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, English issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 1–158.

  — The second English edition, published in a single volume. This English issue is identical to the American issue except for an imprint on the verso of the title-leaf, identifying it as a "New Edition".

• "A London Life" in A London Life, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (Leipzig: Heinemann & Balestier, 1891): ?–?.

  — A Continental edition; volume 30 of The English Library.

• "A London Life" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 10: 269–433.

  — The "New York Edition"; revised for publication by James; this is the last revised version published in James' lifetime.

• "A London Life" in The Spoils of Poynton, A London Life, The Chaperon (London: Macmillan & Co., 192?): 237–380.

  — Volume 15 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.