Reworked fiction

A reworked fiction is a previously published work of fiction that has been substantially reworked by its author.
Definition
Reworked fiction is a novel, novella, short story, microstory, drama, or narrative poem which, after its initial publication, has been substantially reworked by the author.

Examples
* Mary Shelley began writing her novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus in 1816, completed it in 1817, and published it on 1 January 1818. In 1831 she published a heavily revised version - the edition most widely published and read now, though some scholars prefer the original version published in 1818.
* Walt Whitman first published his poetry collection Leaves of Grass in 1855, then wrote, rewrote, and expanded it until his death in 1892. The first edition comprised 12 poems; the last, over 400.
* Edward FitzGerald penned five versions of his poem The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, published in 1859, 1868, 1872, 1879, and (posthumously) 1889. Three (the first, second, and fifth) differ substantially; the second and third are almost identical, as are the fourth and fifth.
Quotations
* Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci: "“A work of art is never finished , only abandoned.”

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