"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 "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.