criticism that the story was "an outrage on American girlhood". The story continues to be one of James' most popular works, along with The Turn of the Screw and The Portrait of a Lady. Critics have generally praised the freshness and vigor of the storytelling. In 1909, James revised Daisy Miller extensively for the New York Edition. He altered the tone of the story, and many modern editions (Penguin; Broadview) prefer to print the original edition, their editors believing that the later edition is a diminution of the original, rather than an improvement. Derivative works James converted his story into a play that failed to be produced. He published the play in The Atlantic Monthly in 1883, and it showed many changes from the original story. In particular, a happy ending was inserted to please what James believed to be the preferences of theatre-goers. In the 1890s, a short walking-skirt called the rainy daisy, supposedly named for Daisy Miller, was introduced. A 1974 film adaptation was directed by Peter Bogdanovich, with Cybill Shepherd as Daisy, Barry Brown as Frederick Winterbourne, Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Ezra Miller, Duilio Del Prete as Mr. Giovanelli, and Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Walker. Frederick Raphael wrote the script; the film follows the structure of the original story without significant changes, and even uses portions of James' dialogue from the novella. The novella was adapted in 2017 as a five-part radio drama on BBC Radio 4 for its 15 Minute Dramas "Love Henry James" series. See also Roman Fever by Edith Wharton Notes References Tales of Henry James: The Texts of the Tales, the Author on His Craft, Criticism edited by Christof Wegelin and Henry Wonham (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003) The Complete Plays of Henry James edited by Leon Edel (New York: Oxford University Press 1990) The Tales of Henry James by Edward Wagenknecht (New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1984) External links First book version of Daisy Miller (1878) The New York Edition version of Daisy Miller (1909) Magazine publication of James' dramatic version of Daisy Miller (1883) IMDb page for the movie version of Daisy Miller (1974) American novellas 1878 American novels Works by Henry James American novels adapted into films Works originally published in The Cornhill Magazine Novels set in Switzerland Novels set in Rome Harper & Brothers books British novels adapted into films Miller, Daisy Miller, Daisy