Written by the author of The Forsyte Saga, Caravan is a collection of 56 short stories composed between the years 1900 and 1923. The Apple Tree comprises the first 24 tales of this collection. For the majority of the stories the author grouped works of a similar theme in pairs, one from before 1914, and the other written after 1914, in a deliberate attempt to illustrate how his ideas and technique changed over time. The stories themselves encompass a wide range of topics and emotions, from despair and death to salvation and hope, and there is even an appearance by the Forsyte family. Written in Galsworthy's descriptive and engaging manner, this collection is a thought-provoking and entertaining body of work.
阿什赫斯特和妻子斯特拉在银婚日那天到郊区野餐。妻子写生的时候，他陷入了一段年少轻狂的回忆......26年前，正是在这个地方，他的腿受伤了，美丽的姑娘梅甘把他带到了姑妈的农场上修养。他对梅甘爱得痴狂，并在苹果树下发誓要带她离开农场。然而，他去城里购买物资时遇上了斯特拉，心不由己地移情别恋。他没有再见过梅甘，他想她不久就会把自己忘掉。故地重游，26年后的他又回到那个农场，却得到梅甘以身殉情的消息。