The House Under the Water

The House Under the Water
First US edition
AuthorFrancis Brett Young
LanguageEnglish
GenreDrama
PublisherHeinemann (UK)
Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date
1932
Media typePrint

The House Under the Water is a 1932 novel by the British writer Francis Brett Young.[1] It is one of his "Mercian novels", set in the West Midlands and Welsh borders.

It portrays the construction of the Elan Valley Reservoirs to provide a water supply for the rapidly expanding Birmingham, requiring the flooding of a significant area of land. This included a house associated with the poet Shelley, which is referred to in the novel's title.

Adaptation

In 1961 the novel was made by the BBC into an eight-part television series of the same title.

References

  1. ^ Cannadine p.161

Bibliography

  • Cannadine, David. In Churchill's Shadow: Confronting the Past in Modern Britain. Oxford University Press, 2004.


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