"A London Life" in Scribner's Magazine 3–4 :
— First publication in any form.
"A London Life " in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (2 volumes, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) 1 : 1–281.
— 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.
"A London Life " in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, American issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) : 1–158.
— A second edition, published in a single volume. This American issue was effectively the first American book edition, and was presented as such.
"A London Life " in A London Life, The Patagonia, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (1 volume, English issue, London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889) : 1–158.
— 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".
"A London Life " in A London Life, The Liar, Mrs. Temperly (Leipzig: Heinemann & Balestier, 1891) : ?–?.
— A Continental edition; volume 30 of The English Library .
"A London Life " in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 10 : 269–433.
— The "New York Edition"; revised for publication by James; this is the last revised version published in James' lifetime.
"A London Life " in The Spoils of Poynton, A London Life, The Chaperon (London: Macmillan & Co., 192?): 237–380.
— Volume 15 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James , the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.