| The House Under the Water | |
| Author: | Francis Brett Young |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Publisher: | Heinemann (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
| Release Date: | 1932 |
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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.
In 1961 the novel was made by the BBC into an eight-part television series of the same title.