The Tree of Heaven

The Tree of Heaven is a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, author of The King in Yellow, The Maker of Moons, and The Mystery of Choice. 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, 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.

Contents

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

External links

The full text of The Tree of Heaven (collection) at Wikisource