NMLP P-045156 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

Romola

George Eliot · Smith, Elder & Co. (London) · 1863

The Smith, Elder three-decker is the true first, following serialization in the Cornhill Magazine (July 1862-August 1863). The English edition precedes the American: Harper & Brothers, New York, issued Romola in 1863 in a one-volume double-column format carrying most of the Leighton illustrations, but it is later than and secondary to the London three-volume edition.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-045156 for "Romola" by George Eliot (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-045156, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).