The Last of the Valerii

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Last of the Valerii include:

• "The Last of the Valerii" in The Atlantic Monthly 33(195) (January 1874): 69–85.

  — First publication in any form.

• "The Last of the Valerii" in A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales (Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1875): 125–178.

  — First American book edition; revised for publication by James.

• "The Last of the Valerii" in Stories Revived (3 volumes, London: Macmillan & Co., 1885) 3: 91–135.

  — First English book edition; this is the last edition to be revised for publication by James.

• "The Last of the Valerii" in Stories Revived (2 volumes, London: Macmillan & Co., 1885) 2: 223–267.

  — Two-volume reprint of the first English book edition.

• "The Last of the Valerii" in The Last of the Valerii, Master Eustace, The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, and Other Tales (London: Macmillan & Co., 1923): 3–40.

  — Volume 26 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the Stories Revived book text.

Translation into French:

• "Le Dernier des Valerius" ["The Last of Valerius"] in Revue des Deux Mondes ["Review of Both Worlds"], 15 November 1875.

  — Translated by Lucien Biart

• Les Dents d'un Turco par Paul de Musset. Suivi de le Dernier des Valérius ["The Teeth of a Turk by Paul de Musset, followed by The Last of Valérius"] (Paris: G. Paetz, 1876)

  — Translated by Lucien Biart; reprinted from the Revue des Duex Mondes article

Translation into German:

• "[?]" in Ein Leidenschaftlicher Erdenpilger uld Andere Erzählungen ["A Passionate Pilgrin and Other Tales"] (Amerikanische Novellisten ["American Novels"] 1) (Leipzig: Grunow): ?–?.

  — Translated by Moritz Busch.