Henry James
Complete Stories 1874–1884

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This volume, one of five collecting the complete stories of Henry James, presents in the approximate chronological order of their composition 19 stories that were first published between 1874 and 1884. All of these stories were published in periodicals and, with three exceptions, were later collected, with revisions, in book form. During this period James published with different firms in England and America. The majority of stories in this volume appeared in book form in America first and then were further revised from the American book versions for English publication; in certain cases, James seems to have submitted the periodical versions of the stories to two separate processes of revision for English and American publication. James, living in England during most of this period, monitored and supervised the publication of the English versions of the stories more closely than the American versions. The English editions therefore contain James' latest revisions to the stories in the period immediately following their composition, and, except for the three stories not collected by James, the texts printed here are taken from their first English book editions.

The following list gives the first periodical, first American, and first English book publications of the stories printed in this volume. (James later included 10 of the stories in the 1907-1909 New York Edition of his collected works: "Four Meetings," "Daisy Miller: A Study," "An International Episode," "The Pension Beaurepas," "A Bundle of Letters," "The Point of View," "The Siege of London," "Lady Barberina," "Pandora," and "The Author of 'Beltraffio.' ")

"Professor Fargo." Galaxy, August 1874. Never collected by James in his lifetime; the Galaxy text is printed here.

"Eugene Pickering." Atlantic Monthly, October-November 1874. Collected in A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875), and Madonna of the Future and Other Tales (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1879).

"Benvolio." Galaxy, August 1875. Collected in Madonna of the Future and Other Tales (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1879). No American book publication during James' lifetime.

"Crawford's Consistency." Scribner's Monthly, August 1876. Never collected by James in his lifetime; the Scribner's Monthly text is printed here.

"The Ghostly Rental." Scribner's Monthly, September 1876. Never collected by James in his lifetime; the Scribner's Monthly text is printed here.

"Four Meetings." Scribner's Monthly, November 1877. Collected in Daisy Miller: A Study, An International Episode, Four Meetings (London: Macmillan, 1879), and The Author of Beltraffio (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1885).

"Rose-Agathe." Lippincott's Magazine, May 1878, with the title "Theodolinde." No American book publication during James' lifetime. Collected in Stories Revived, Vol. 2. (London: Macmillan, 1885).

"Daisy Miller: A Study." Cornhill Magazine, June and July 1878. Published separately as Daisy Miller (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879). Collected in Daisy Miller: A Study, An International Episode, Four Meetings (London: Macmillan, 1879).

"Longstaff's Marriage." Scribner's Monthly, August 1878. Collected in Madonna of the Future and Other Tales. (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1879). No American book publication during James' lifetime.

"An International Episode." Cornhill Magazine, December 1878 and January 1879. Published separately as An International Episode. (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879). Collected in Daisy Miller: A Study, An International Episode, Four Meetings. (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1879).

"The Pension Beaurepas." Atlantic Monthly, April 1879. Collected in Washington Square, The Pension Beaurepas, A Bundle of Letters (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1881), and in The Siege of London, The Pension Beaurepas, and The Point of View (Boston: J.R. Osgood, 1883.)

"The Diary of a Man of Fifty." Harper's New Monthly Magazine (New York), July 1879, and Macmillan's Magazine (London), July 1879. Collected in Madonna of the Future and Other Tales (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1879), and in The Diary of a Man of Fifty and A Bundle of Letters (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1880).

"A Bundle of Letters." Parisian, December 18, 1879. Collected in The Diary of a Man of Fifty and A Bundle of Letters (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1880), and in Washington Square, The Pension Beaurepas, A Bundle of Letters (2 vols. London: Macmillan, 1881).

"The Point of View." Century Magazine, December 1882. Collected in The Siege of London, The Pension Beaurepas, and The Point of View (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883), and in An International Episode, The Pension Beaurepas, The Point of View (London: Macmillan, 1883).

"The Siege of London." Century Magazine, January-February 1883. Collected in The Siege of London, The Pension Beaurepas, and The Point of View (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883), and in The Siege of London, Madame De Mauves. (London: Macmillan, 1883).

"The Impressions of a Cousin." Century Magazine, November-December 1883. Collected in Tales of Three Cities (Boston: James R Osgood, 1884); and in Tales of Three Cities (London: Macmillan, 1884).

"Lady Barberina." Century Magazine, May-July 1884. Collected in Tales of Three Cities (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1884), and in Tales of Three Cities (London: Macmillan, 1884).

"Pandora." New York Sun, June 1 and 8, 1884. Collected in The Author of Beltraffio (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1885), and in Stories Revived, Vol. I (London: Macmillan, 1885).

"The Author of 'Beltraffio.'" English Illustrated Magazine June-July 1884. Collected in The Author of Beltraffio (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1885), and in Stories Revived, Vol. I (London: Macmillan, 1885).

This volume presents the texts of the printings chosen for inclusion here but does not attempt to reproduce features of their typographic design. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization often are expressive features, and they are not altered, even when inconsistent or irregular.

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