The Tree of Heaven

The Tree of Heaven is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers.[1] Mostly set in New York with a snowy nocturnal backdrop, the stories are light and humorous romantic tales, several of which feature the weird.

Published in America by D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1907,[1] with pictorial cloth design, and by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1907, with dark green cloth and pictorial paste-down. Published in Britain by Archibald Constable & Co. Ltd, London, in 1908.[1] It contains illustrations by Henry Hutt, Howard Chandler Christy and A. B. Wenzell.[1]

Contents

  • "The Carpet of Belshazzar"[1]
  • "The Sign of Venus"[1]
  • "The Case of Mr. Helmer"[1]
  • "The Tree of Dreams"[1]
  • "The Bridal Pair"[1]
  • "Ex Curia"[1]
  • "The Golden Pool"[1]
  • "Out of the Depths"[1]
  • "The Swastika"[1]
  • "The Ghost of Chance"[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Smith, Geoffrey D. (1997). American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. p. 122. ISBN 0-521-43469-6.

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