The Ambassadors

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Ambassadors include:

• "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176–177:
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (554) (January 1903): 138–160.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (555) (February 1903): 297–320.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (556) (March 1903): 459–480.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (557) (April 1903): 634–656.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (558) (May 1903): 792–816.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 176 (559) (June 1903): 945–968.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (560) (July 1903): 138–160.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (561) (August 1903): 297–320.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (562) (September 1903): 457–480.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (563) (October 1903): 615–640.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (564) (November 1903): 779–800.
  • "The Ambassadors" in The North American Review 177 (565) (December 1903): 947–968.

  — First publication in any form

• The Ambassadors (London: Methuen & Co., 1903)

  — First English book edition

• The Ambassadors (New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1903)

  — First American book edition; this edition famously swapped the order of Chapters 28 and 29, an error that James apparently never noticed

• "The Ambassadors" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 20–21:
  • "The Ambassadors" 1 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 21
  • "The Ambassadors" 2 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 22

  — The "New York Edition"; based on the American edition, minimally revised by James; contains the swapped chapters error.

• The Ambassadors (London: Macmillan & Co., 1923)

  — Volumes 30 and 31 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text, and therefore contains the swapped chapters error.