James revised the text for inclusion in "A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales", his first short story collection and indeed his first published book. There it appears as the first of six stories (pages 7 to 124). "A Passionate Pilgrim and Other Tales" was published on 31 January 1875 under the imprint "Boston: James R. Osgood and Company", and sold for $2 each. The initial printing was of 1500 copies, but not all copies were bound immediately: about 400 copies that were bound in 1878 or later have the imprint of Houghton Osgood & Co. on their spine. There was no English edition, but copies of the American edition were imported, hand-stamped "London: Trübner & Co." or "London: Trübner & Co. 57 & 59 Ludgate Hill.", and sold for 10/6.