The Europeans

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Europeans include:

• "The Europeans" in The Atlantic Monthly 42 (249–252).
  • "The Europeans" in The Atlantic Monthly, 42 (249) (July 1878)
  • "The Europeans" in The Atlantic Monthly, 42 (250) (August 1878)
  • "The Europeans" in The Atlantic Monthly, 42 (251) (September 1878)
  • "The Europeans" in The Atlantic Monthly, 42 (252) (October 1878)

  — First publication in any form

• The Europeans (London: Macmillan & Co., 1878).

  — First English book edition; two volumes; published on 18 September 1878.

• The Europeans (Boston: Houghton, Osgood & Co., 1878).

  — First American book edition, published on 12 October 1878. This edition is closer to the author's manuscript version than the first English book edition, so is generally regarded as the more authoritative text.

• The Europeans (Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1878).

  — First Continental book edition.

• The Europeans (London: Macmillan & Co., 1879)

  — Second English book edition; in a single volume; uses the text of the first English book edition.

• The Europeans (London: Macmillan & Co., 1883)

  —Volume 9 of the "Collective Edition of 1883"

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

  — Volume 3 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works.