The Bostonians

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Bostonians include:

• "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 29–31:
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 29 (4) (February 1885): 530–543.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 29 (4) (February 1885): 530–543.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 29 (5) (March 1885): 686–700.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 29 (6) (April 1885): 893–908.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (1) (May 1885): 58–66.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (2) (June 1885): 256–264.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (3) (July 1885): 423–437.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (4) (August 1885): 553–568.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (5) (September 1885): 692–708.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 30 (6) (October 1885): 861–881.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 31 (1) (November 1885): 85–98.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 31 (2) (December 1885): 205–214.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 31 (3) (January 1886): 337–351.
  • "The Bostonians" in The Century Magazine 31 (4) (February 1886): 591–600.

  — First publication in any form.

• The Bostonians (London: Macmillan & Co., 1886)

  — First English book edition; published in 3 volumes.

• The Bostonians (London & New York: Macmillan & Co., 1886)

  — Reprint of the first English book edition in a single volume, published into both the American and English markets; hence the first American book edition.

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

  — Volumes 8 and 9 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works.