The Patagonia

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Patagonia include:

• "The Patagonia" in The English Illustrated Magazine 5:
  • "The Patagonia" in The English Illustrated Magazine 5 (59) (August 1888): 707–718.
  • "The Patagonia" in The English Illustrated Magazine 5 (60) (September 1888): 769–783.

  — First publication in any form.

• "The Patagonia" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (2 volumes, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) 2: 3–144.

  — 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.

• "The Patagonia" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, American issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 160–240.

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

• "The Patagonia" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, English issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 160–240.

  — 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".

• "The Patagonia" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 18: 313–388.

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

• "The Patagonia" in Daisy Miller, Pandora, The Patagonia, and Other Tales (London: Macmillan & Co., 192?): 151–224.

  — Volume 23 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.