the Henry James
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tale :
Brooksmith
(6300 words, 1891)
available variants :
(source details) 		magazine text
first book text
New York edition text 		(sample variant texts)
The novels and stories of Henry James : new and complete edition / [edited by Percy Lubbock]. – London : Macmillan, 1921–23. – (Edel & Laurence ref. A86);   Vol. 23,   pages 309–330
New York edition text
The short stories of Henry James / selected and edited with an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. – New York : Random House, 1945. – Re-issued in Modern library giants series (as number G11) in 1948;   pages 273–291
New York edition text;   introduction, note on each tale
Fourteen stories / by Henry James ; selected by David Garnett. – London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1946;   pages 38–57
first book text;   introduction
Selected stories / Henry James ; chosen with an introduction by Gerard Hopkins. – London : OUP, 1957. – (The world’s classics ; 557);   pages 396–417
New York edition text;   introduction, notes
In the cage ; and other tales / Henry James ; edited with an introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel. – Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1958. – (Anchor books series ; A131). – Also published by Hart-Davis. – Note: later reprinted as Eight tales from the major phase (Norton, 1969);   pages 79–96
New York edition text;   introduction
In the cage ; and other tales / Henry James ; edited with an introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel. – London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1958. – Also published by Doubleday. – Note: later reprinted as Eight tales from the major phase (Norton, 1969);   pages 79–96
New York edition text;   introduction
The complete tales of Henry James / edited with an introduction by Leon Edel. – London : Rupert Hart-Davis, 1962–64. – (Edel & Laurence ref. A105);   Vol. 8,   pages 13–31
first book text;   brief introduction
Eight tales from the major phase : In the cage and others / Henry James ; edited with an introduction by Morton Dauwen Zabel. – New York ; London : Norton, 1969. – A reprint of In the cage ; and other tales (Doubleday; Hart-Davis, 1958). – ISBN 0-393-00286-1. – Note: claims to use the ‘orthography and punctuation’ (of the New York edition) but closes up spaced contractions.;   pages 79–96
New York edition text;   introduction
Henry James’ shorter masterpieces / edited with an introduction and notes by Peter Rawlings. – Brighton : Harvester Press ; Totowa, NJ : Barnes & Noble, 1984. – ISBN 0-7108-0668-X, 0-7108-0673-6 (pbk.) (UK); 0-389-20502-8, 0-389-20504-4 (pbk.) (US);   Vol. 1,   pages 1–19
first book text;   introduction, notes
Tales of Henry James : the texts of the tales, the author on his craft, background and criticism / selected and edited by Christof Wegelin. – New York ; London : Norton, 1984. – (Norton critical editions). – ISBN 0-393-01824-5, 0-393-95359-9 (pbk.);   pages 225–238
first book text;   introduction, notes, relevant notebook entries, relevant James letters, critical essays
London stories ; and other writings / [Henry James] ; edited and with an introduction by David Kynaston. – Padstow : Tabb House, 1989. – (Encore series). – ISBN 0-907018-75-0, 0-907018-67-X (pbk.);   pages 107–123
first book text;   introduction
Complete stories 1884–1891 / Henry James. – New York : The library of America, 1999. – (The library of America ; 107). – ISBN 1-883011-64-7;   pages 759–775 in print
£ 22·44, $ 35·00
first book text;   notes
Tales of Henry James : the texts of the tales, the author on his craft, criticism. – 2nd ed. / selected and edited by Christof Wegelin and Henry B. Wonham. – New York ; London : Norton, 2003. – (Norton critical editions). – ISBN 0-393-97710-2 (pbk.);   pages 173–187 in print
£ 9·95, $ 16·75
first book text;   introduction, notes, relevant notebook entries, relevant James letters, critical essays
The portable Henry James / edited with an introduction by John Auchard. – New York ; London : Penguin, 2004. – (Penguin classics). – ISBN 0-14-243767-0;   pages 62–78 in print
£ 12·99, $ 18·00
first book text;   introduction, bibliography

known etexts for
Brooksmith

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first book text British Adrian Dover the Ladder
later reprint of New York edition text British Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg
(part of a collection Some short stories);
Nalanda Digital Library
(part of a collection Some short stories);
Project Gutenberg Consortia Center
(part of a collection Some short stories)
later reprint of New York edition text? British Project Gutenberg Bored.com
(part of a collection Some short stories);
Great literature online (Cyber Studios);
Knowledgerush
(part of a collection Some short stories);
The literature network;
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