The Portrait of a Lady (James)

by Henry James (1843-1916)

For works with similar titles, see Portrait of a Lady.

Versions of The Portrait of a Lady include:

• "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 42–45 (October 1880–November 1881):
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 42 (October 1880): 401–427.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (November 1880): 1–27.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (December 1880): 81–106.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (January 1881): 161–189.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (February 1881): 249–272.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (March 1881): 329–356.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 43 (April 1881): 409–432.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (May 1881): 1–26.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (June 1881): 81–106.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (July 1881): 171–198.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (August 1881): 241–267.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (September 1881): 320–341.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 44 (October 1881): 401–420.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in Macmillan's Magazine 45 (November 1881): 1–19.

  — The English serial edition; first publication in any form.

• "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 46–48 (November 1880 – December 1881):
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 46 (277) (November 1880): 585–611.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 46 (278) (December 1880): 740–766.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (279) (January 1881): 1–27.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (280) (February 1881): 176–205.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (281) (March 1881): 335–359.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (282) (April 1881): 449–477.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (283) (May 1881): 623–647.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 47 (284) (June 1881): 800–826.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (285) (July 1881): 59–85.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (286) (August 1881): 213–240.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (287) (September 1881): 338–365.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (288) (October 1881): 479–499.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (289) (November 1881): 620–640.
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Atlantic Monthly 48 (290) (December 1881): 751–770.

  — The American serial edition; first American edition in any form.

• The Portrait of a Lady (London: Macmillan & Co., 1881)

  — First English book edition; three volumes; published November 1881.

• The Portrait of a Lady (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1881) (transcription project)

  — First American book edition; published 16 November 1881.

• The Portrait of a Lady (London: Macmillan & Co., 1882)

  — Reprint of the first English book edition, bound in a single volume.

• The Portrait of a Lady (London: Macmillan & Co., 1883)

  — Volume 1 of the "Collective Edition of 1883"

• "The Portrait of a Lady" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James:
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" 1 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 3 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907).
  • "The Portrait of a Lady" 2 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 4 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907).

  — The "New York Edition"; this is the last edition revised by James in his lifetime

• The Portrait of a Lady (New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1917)

  — Volume 11 of the Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction

• The Portrait of a Lady (London: Macmillan & Co., 1921)

  — Volumes 6 and 7 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works.