The Tree of Knowledge (James)

by Henry James (1843-1916)

For works with similar titles, see The Tree of Knowledge.

Versions of The Tree of Knowledge include:

• "The Tree of Knowledge" in The Soft Side (London: Methuen & Co., 1900): 158–178.

  — First English book edition

• "The Tree of Knowledge" in The Soft Side (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900): 132–149.

  — First American book edition

• "The Tree of Knowledge" in The Novels and Tales of Henry James 16 (New York: Scribner; London: Macmillan, 1907–1909): 167–190.

  — The "New York Edition"; revised for publication by James; this is the last revised version published in James' lifetime.

• "The Tree of Knowledge" in The Author of Beltraffio, The Middle Years, Greville Fane, and Other Tales (London: Macmillan, 1922): 145–165.

  — Volume 21 of The Novels and Stories of Henry James, the first posthumous collection of James' works; uses the New York Edition text.