- “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Fife is mentioned as the birthplace of Sherlock Holmes in this classic detective series.
- “Kidnapped” by Robert Louis Stevenson – While not entirely set in Fife, this adventure novel features scenes taking place in the county.
- “The Moving Finger” by Agatha Christie – Part of the Miss Marple series, this murder mystery is primarily set in Fife.
- “Excession” by Iain M. Banks – This science fiction novel, set within Banks’ Culture series, features the fictional town of Anstruther in Fife.
- “Waverley” by Sir Walter Scott – Though not exclusively set in Fife, this historical novel by one of Scotland’s greatest writers mentions Fife as part of its story.
- “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” by Muriel Spark – Although most of the novel is set in Edinburgh, Fife is mentioned as the home of one of the characters in this renowned work.
- “The Game” by A.S. Byatt – This novel, set in the early 20th century, features a painter from Fife as one of its main characters.
- “The Only Way is Up” by Carole Matthews – A contemporary romance novel set in the coastal town of St. Andrews in Fife.
- “The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” by Stephen R. Donaldson – This fantasy series includes scenes set in Fife, particularly in the third book, “The Power That Preserves.”
- “Sunset Song” by Lewis Grassic Gibbon – Set in the fictional Aberdeenshire village of Kinraddie, this novel explores rural life in northeastern Scotland, close to Fife.
WANDERLIST: Ten famous novels set in Fife
0
Share.
