Banks, Isabella: Through the Night (ghosts, folklore). v1. 09 May 2021
 

Through The Night: Tales of Shades and Shadows

Isabella Banks (1821–1897)


As well as several excellent Victorian ghost stories, this collection includes entertaining accounts of folklore and the humorous fairy tale, “Larry’s Apprenticeship.” (Some of the tales are narrated in Scots or Irish dialect.)

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Isabella Banks (née Varley; 25 March 1821 – 4 May 1897), also known as Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks, was an English novelist and poet. Born in Manchester, England, Banks is most widely remembered today for her book The Manchester Man (1876), which is considered to be an important social and historical novel. Her work was greatly admired by Anthony Trollope.

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This book, first published in 1882, is assumed to be in the public domain worldwide.
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