The Tragic Muse

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Tragic Muse include:

• "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly 63–65:
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (375) (January, 1889), pp. 1–20
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (376) (February, 1889), pp. 184–205
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (377) (March, 1889), pp. 289–309
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (378) (April, 1889), pp. 509–528
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (379) (May, 1889), pp. 629–648
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 63 (380) (June, 1889), pp. 764–785
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (381) (July, 1889), pp. 44–64
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (382) (August, 1889), pp. 245–265
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (383) (September, 1889), pp. 389–410
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (384) (October, 1889), pp. 537–556
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (385) (November, 1889), pp. 652–669
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 64 (386) (December, 1889), pp. 735–752
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 65 (387) (January, 1890), pp. 54–70
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 65 (388) (February, 1890), pp. 208–224
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 65 (389) (March, 1890), pp. 320–337
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 65 (390) (April, 1890), pp. 444–465
  • "The Tragic Muse" in The Atlantic Monthly, 65 (391) (May, 1890), pp. 588–604

  —First publication in any form.

• The Tragic Muse (Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1890)

  —First American book edition; in two volumes; published 7 June 1890, the first printing being of 1000 copies; sold for $2.50.

• The Tragic Muse (London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1890)

  —First English book edition; in three volumes; published late June 1890, the first printing being of 500 copies; sold for 31/6.

• The Tragic Muse (London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1891)

  —Second English book edition; in one volumes; published February 1891, the first printing being of 2000 copies; sold for 3/6. Sheets from this printing were also bound into a colonial edition as Number 109 of Macmillan's Colonial Library; and remainder sheets were later rebound and issued by the Times Book Club.

• "The Tragic Muse" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907):
  • "The Tragic Muse" 1 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 7 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908).
  • "The Tragic Muse" 2 in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 8 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1908).

  —The "New York Edition"; this is the last edition to be revised by James.

• The Tragic Muse (London: T. Nelson, 1920)

  —Uses the first English book edition text

• The Tragic Muse (London: Macmillan & Co., 1921)

  —Volumes 12 and 13 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.