- “Middlemarch” by George Eliot – Although the town in the novel is fictional, it is believed to be inspired by Northamptonshire.
- “The Pursuit of Love” by Nancy Mitford – Parts of this classic novel are set in a fictionalised version of the county.
- “Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen – While the novel is set across various locations, some scenes take place in Northamptonshire.
- “The Cricket on the Hearth” by Charles Dickens – Despite being a Christmas novella, it includes references to Northamptonshire within the storyline.
- “War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo – Although the novel primarily focuses on the events of World War I, it starts in the fictional village of Iddesleigh, Northamptonshire.
- “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen – While it primarily takes place in the fictional estate of Mansfield Park, the characters do travel to Northamptonshire during the story.
- “The Road to Middlemarch: My Life with George Eliot” by Rebecca Mead – This is a non-fiction book that discusses the novel “Middlemarch” and its connection to Northamptonshire.
- “The Darling Buds of May” by H.E. Bates – Although it is not set exclusively in Northamptonshire, some parts of the story take place in the county.
- “Old Friends and New Fancies” by Sybil G. Brinton – This is a fan fiction novel that combines characters from various Jane Austen novels and sets the story in Northamptonshire.
- “Watership Down” by Richard Adams – While not entirely set in Northamptonshire, the novel features Watership Down, a real hill in the county, which inspired the title of the book.
WANDERLIST: Ten famous novels set in Northamptonshire
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