While ‘write what you know’ may seem like a cliché, for these writers, it was excellent advice. From the quaint Canadian cottage that inspired Anne of Green Gables to the spooky German castle which is thought to have sparked Mary Shelley's imagination when penning Frankenstein, these properties may look familiar from the pages of your favourite reads. 

Click or scroll on as we step inside the real-life home's that inspired some of the world's most treasured books...