EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



 We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the 
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Interleaf, Inc. 
for the registration of 4,561,250 shares of its common stock and to the 
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 13, 1998 with 
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Interleaf, 
Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 
1998, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                               Ernst & Young LLP



Boston, Massachusetts
December 11, 1998