Henry James
Complete Stories 1864–1874

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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 24 stories that were first published in periodicals between 1864 and 1874. For 20 of the stories, the texts printed here are taken from the periodicals where they were first published. Thirteen of these stories were never collected in book form by James; the other seven appeared in later collections in substantially revised forms that reflect James at a different stage in his career. The remaining four stories, "A Passionate Pilgrim," "The Madonna of the Future," "The Last of the Valerii," and "Madame de Mauves," were published in book form during the period immediately following their composition. For these stories, the texts printed here are the book versions representing James's latest revisions during this period: the text of "A Passionate Pilgrim" is taken from A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875); the texts of "The Madonna of the Future," "The Last of the Valerii," and "Madame de Mauves" are taken from The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales (London: Macmillan, 1879).

The following list gives the first periodical and the first American and English book publications of the stories printed in this volume. (James later included three of the stories, "A Passionate Pilgrim," "The Madonna of the Future," and "Madame de Mauves," in the 1907-9 New York Edition of his collected works.)

"A Tragedy of Error." Continental Monthly, February 1864. Uncollected by James.
"The Story of a Year." Atlantic Monthly, March 1865. Uncollected by James.
"A Landscape Painter." Atlantic Monthly, February 1866. No American edition during James's lifetime. Revised for inclusion in Stories Revived(London: Macmillan, 1885).
"A Day of Days." Galaxy, June 15, 1866. No American edition during James's lifetime. Revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"My Friend Bingham." Atlantic Monthly, March 1867. Uncollected by James.
"Poor Richard." Atlantic Monthly, June 1867 and July-August 1867. No American edition during James's lifetime. Revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"The Story of a Masterpiece." Galaxy, January-February 1868. Uncollected by James.
"The Romance of Certain Old Clothes." Atlantic Monthly, February 1868. Revised for collection in A Passionate Pilgrim (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875), and further revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"A Most Extraordinary Case." Atlantic Monthly, April 1868. No American edition during James's lifetime. Revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"A Problem." Galaxy, June 1868. Uncollected by James.
"De Grey: A Romance." Atlantic Monthly, July 1868. Uncollected by James.
"Osborne's Revenge." Galaxy, July 1868. Uncollected by James.
"A Light Man." Galaxy, July 1869. Revised for inclusion in the anthology, Stories by American Authors (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884). Further revised for Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"Gabrielle de Bergerac." Atlantic Monthly, July-September 1869. Uncollected by James.
"Travelling Companions." Atlantic Monthly, November-December 1870. Uncollected by James.
"A Passionate Pilgrim." Atlantic Monthly, March-April 1871. Revised for collection in A Passionate Pilgrim (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875), and further revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"At Isella." Galaxy, August 1871. Uncollected by James.
"Master Eustace." Galaxy, November 1871. Revised for inclusion in Stories Revived (London: Macmillan, 1885).
"Guest's Confession." Atlantic Monthly, October-November 1872. Uncollected by James.
"The Madonna of the Future." Atlantic Monthly, March 1873. Lightly revised for collection in A Passionate Pilgrim (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875). Further revised for inclusion in The Madonna of the Future(London: Macmillan, 1879).
"The Sweetheart of M. Briseux." Galaxy, June 1873. Uncollected by James.
"The Last of the Valerii." Atlantic Monthly, January 1874. Revised for collection in A Passionate Pilgrim (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875). Further revised for inclusion in The Madonna of the Future (London: Macmillan, 1879).
"Madame De Mauves." Galaxy, February-March 1874 (title: Mme. De Mauves"). Lightly revised for collection as "Madame de Mauves" in A Passionate Pilgrim (Boston: James R. Osgood, 1875). Further revised for inclusion in The Madonna of the Future and Other Tales (London: Macmillan, 1879).
"Adina." Scribner's Monthly, May-June 1874. Uncollected by James.

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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