The Violet Apple was written in 1924 and after its rejection by publisher John Long, the author revised it between 1925 and 1926. There is a record of it having been refused once more before Lindsay withdrew it. It finally saw publication in America in a joint volume together with The Witch in 1976. "It concerns an heirloom that is reputed to contain pips from the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, and when the heirloom is broken, someone plants the seeds, which grow forth a stunted apple tree, which blooms and gives fruit to two violet apples. A man and a woman separately eat of the fruits, and experience a metaphysical raising of consciousness" - Douglas A. Anderson.