A Tale of the Passions; or, The Death of Despina
| First published | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novelette |
First published in The Liberal: Verse and Prose from the South, No. 2 [January 1823], pp. 289-325; as "A Tale of the Passions", uncredited
This was "Mary Shelley's first published work after her husband's death on 8 July 1822", finished before his death according to reported evidence, not confirmed. Definitely she submitted the MS to {{a|Leigh Hunt}} by November 1822. --Charles E. Robinson, 1976 collection "Notes", I, p. 374 (viewed at Amazon)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 |
|
Tales and Stories | William Paterson | Collection | 112 |
| 1891 | Tales and Stories | J. B. Lippincott | Collection | |112 | |
| June 1975 | Tales and Stories | Gregg Press | Collection | 112 | |
| 1976 |
|
Collected Tales and Stories with Original Engravings | The Johns Hopkins University Press | Collection | 1 |
| 1990 |
|
Collected Tales and Stories with Original Engravings | The Johns Hopkins University Press | Collection | 1 |
| February 2010 |
|
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Omnibus | |13 |
| February 2010 |
|
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of Mary Shelley: Volume 1 | Leonaur Ltd | Omnibus | |
| March 2018 | Tales and Stories | Project Gutenberg | Collection | 112 |