The Bench of Desolation

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Bench of Desolation include:

• "The Bench of Desolation" in Putman's Magazine 7:
  • "The Bench of Desolation" in Putman's Magazine 7 (October 1909): 56–62.
  • "The Bench of Desolation" in Putman's Magazine 7 (November 1909): 151–160.
  • "The Bench of Desolation" in Putman's Magazine 7 (December 1909): 297–303.
  • "The Bench of Desolation" in Putman's Magazine 7 (January 1910): 487–494.

  — First publication in any form.

• "The Bench of Desolation" in The Finer Grain (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910): ?–?.

  — First American book edition.

• "The Bench of Desolation" in The Finer Grain (London: Methuen & Co., 1910): 185–229.

  — First English book edition.

• "The Bench of Desolation" in Maud-Evelyn, The Special Type, The Papers and Other Tales (London: Macmillan & Co., 1923): 409–474.

  — Volume 28 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the "New York Edition" text.