The Romance of Certain Old Clothes

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Romance of Certain Old Clothes include:

• "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" in The Atlantic Monthly 21 (124) (February 186): 209–220.

  — First publication in any form.

• "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" in A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales (Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1875): 327–362.

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

• "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" in Stories Revived (3 volumes, London: Macmillan & Co., 1885) 3: 179–208. (transcription project)

  — First English book edition; again revised for publication by James; this is the last authoritative revision.

• "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" in Stories Revived (2 volumes, London: Macmillan & Co., 1885) 2: 311–340.

  — Reprint of first English book edition.

• "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" in The Last of the Valerii, Master Eustace, The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, and Other Tales (London: Macmillan & Co., 1923): 85–109.

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