The Birthplace

by Henry James (1843-1916)

Versions of The Birthplace include:

• "The Birthplace" in The Better Sort (London: Methuen & Co., 1903): 179–227.

  — First English book edition

• "The Birthplace" in The Better Sort (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903): 245–311.

  — First American book edition

• "The Birthplace" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 17 (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1909): 129–214.

  — The "New York Edition"; revised for publication by James.

• "The Birthplace" in The Altar of the Dead, The Beast in the Jungle, The Birthplace, and Other Tales (London: Macmillan & Co., 1922): 117–189.

  — Volume 21 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the New York Edition text.