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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Isabella Banks

Author: Isabella Banks (1821–1897)

Alternate Name(s): Varley (maiden name); Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks (familiar name)

Biography: Public lecturer and writer. See entry in DNB or Sutherland.

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References: DNB; NCBEL; RLF; Sutherland

Fiction Titles:

  1. God's Providence House: A Story of 1791.  3 vol.  London: Bentley, 1865.
  2. Stung to the Quick: A North Country Story.  3 vol.  London: Charles W. Wood, 1867.
  3. The Manchester Man.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1872.
  4. Glory: A Wiltshire Story.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877.
  5. Geoffrey Olivant's Folly.  1 vol.  London: J. W. Allingham, 1877.
  6. Caleb Booth's Clerk: A Lancashire Story.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1878.
  7. Wooers and Winners: or, Under the Scars. A Yorkshire Story.  3 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1880.
  8. More than Coronets.  1 vol.  Manchester: Abel Heywood, 1882.
  9. Through the Night: Tales of Shades and Shadows.  1 vol.  Manchester: Abel Heywood, 1882.
  10. The Watchmaker's Daughter and Other Tales.  1 vol.  Manchester: Abel Heywood, 1882.
  11. Forbidden to Marry: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1883.
  12. Sybilla, and Other Stories.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1884.
  13. In His Own Hand: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: F. V. White, 1885.
  14. Miss Pringle's Pearls.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1890.
  15. From the Same Nest: A Homely Tale.  1 vol.  London: Church Monthly Office, 1890.
  16. A Rough Road.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1892.
  17. The Slowly Grinding Mills.  3 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1893.
  18. Bond Slaves: The Story of a Struggle.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1893.
  19. The Bridge of Beauty: A Fiction Founded on Fact.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1894.