The Kingdom of Fife in fiction

A Listmania! list by Midoil (Kirkcaldy, UK)
 
Marie B.: A Biographical Novel
1.  Marie B.: A Biographical Novel by Tom Hubbard
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  "Our own work, well inasmuch as we at the bookshop published it. This is a masterpiece of contemporary fiction with great historical sensitivity, and written partly in Scots."
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Fringe of Gold: The Fife Anthology
2.  Fringe of Gold: The Fife Anthology by Glen Duncan
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  "Another work by Dr. Hubbard, in collaboration with the late Prof. Duncan Glen. Not ours this time, but we would recommend it most highly as the foremost literary introduction to the Kingdom."
£11.69   Used & New from: £0.92

Prester John
3.  Prester John by John Buchan
The list author says:
  "Early chapters set on the atmospheric rocky coast just a boulder's throw from the bookshop itself."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.39
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Logie Town. A novel
4.  Logie Town. A novel by Sarah Tytler
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  "The story of a young woman growing up in late Victorian Fife. Logie town is based on the actual town of Cupar."
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The Fair Maid of Perth
5.  The Fair Maid of Perth by Sir Walter Scott
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  "Some of the most gripping scenes are set in Fife's Falkland Palace where sinister events unfold."
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Selected Short Stories of the Supernatural (Association for Scottish Literary Studies No 15)
6.  Selected Short Stories of the Supernatural (Association for Scottish Literary Studies No 15) by Mrs Oliphant
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  "The story, 'The Library Window', is set in St. Andrews and as one might expect treats the supernatural."
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Peace Comes Dropping Slow
7.  Peace Comes Dropping Slow by Christopher Rush
The list author says:
  "Short stories set in the East Neuk of Fife by a local who author has risen to national prominence with the forthcoming release of the film, Will."
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The Flood
8.  The Flood by Ian Rankin
The list author says:
  "Ian Rankin's first novel was set in the coalfields of Fife."
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2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Distant Echo
9.  The Distant Echo by Val McDermid
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  "A young woman's corpse is discovered by a group of St Andrews students."
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Israel Potter (Penguin Classics)
10.  Israel Potter (Penguin Classics) by Herman Melville
The list author says:
  "Melville was of Fife ancestry and this exciting historical novel depicts John Paul Jones being confronted by a formidable Presbyterian minister on a Fife beach."
£8.09   Used & New from: £4.14
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Penguin Classics)
11.  The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Penguin Classics) by James Hogg
The list author says:
  "Hogg's famous novel includes a short story about the devil's appearance before Auchtermuchty's Presbyterian congregation."
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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