Mrs. Temperly

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of Mrs. Temperly include:

• "Cousin Maria" in Harper's Weekly 31 (1598–1600) (6–20 August 1887):
  • "Cousin Maria" in Harper's Weekly 31 (1598) (6 August 1887): 557–558.
  • "Cousin Maria" in Harper's Weekly 31 (1599) (13 August 1887): 577–578.
  • "Cousin Maria" in Harper's Weekly 31 (1600) (20 August 1887): 593–594.

  — First publication in any form.

• "Mrs. Temperly" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (2 volumes, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) 2: 279–361.

  — 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.

• "Mrs. Temperly" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, American issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 319–366.

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

• "Mrs. Temperly" in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, English issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889): 319–366.

  — 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".

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

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

• "Mrs. Temperly" in The Last of the Valerii, Master Eustace, The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, and Other Tales (London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1923): 261–303.

  — Volume 26 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works.