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The Portrait of a Lady was serialized in Macmillan’s Magazine between

October 1880 and December 1881, and published in book form in 1881. The

present text comes from the New York Edition (1907-1909), which included

James’s final, revised version of The Portrait of a Lady in two volumes.
 

Published in 2004 by Barnes & Noble Classics with new Introduction, Notes,

Biography, Chronology, Inspired By, Comments & Questions,

and For Further Reading.
 

Introduction and For Further Reading
Copyright © 2004 by Gabriel Brownstein.
 

Notes Copyright © 2004 by Mary Cregan.
 

Note on Henry James, The World of Henry James and The Portrait of a Lady,

Inspired by The Portrait of a Lady, and Comments & Questions

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The Portrait of a Lady
ISBN-13: 978-1-59308-096-9 ISBN-10: 1-59308-096-4
eISBN : 978-1-411-43294-9
LC Control Number 2003112458
 

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