Isabella Banks

First published in 1882, 'Through the Night: Tales of Shades and Shadows' contains fourteen traditional Victorian supernatural stories. There are tales of vengeful ghosts, wraiths, premonitions, voodoo, curses, folklore and fairies. Isabella Banks, best remembered for her novel 'The Manchester Man', was known for her historical accuracy and meticulous attention to detail, and the appendix from the first edition, which outlines the historical background for the stories, is included in this current edition. Also included in this edition is an introductory essay by Gina R. Collia, 'Mrs G. Linnaeus Banks: The Lancashire Antiquarian'.

Ghost of the Gray LionBy: Isabella Banks Grace Ann Collins had everything she ever wanted, a successful career, beautiful home, and a caring husband--until she found him in the throes of passion with another woman. Devastated after her divorce, she retreated from social life by redecorating her home and spending quality time with her cat, Ernie. Grace Ann wants to shake off those blues, but she doesn't quite know how to move on. On a whim, she decides to accompany her brother and his friend on a nighttime ghost-hunting expedition to a snowy Civil War battlefield. Grace Ann is skeptical, but when the instruments detect a spirit, she is intrigued. When the apparition turns out to be a Confederate soldier and a true Southern gentleman, her old spark returns. Could Major John Andrews Clay be the man to mend her broken heart? About the AuthorIsabella Banks is an author, a certified Interior Designer, and educator from Heflin, Alabama. She fell in love with reading when her grandmother gave her a copy of Gone With The Wind when she was ten-years-old. Isabella has degrees from Auburn University, Jacksonville State University, and the University of Alabama. Now retired, she is restoring her Historic 1921 Craftsman home. She in an avid history buff, and was inspired to write after researching her family's rich ancestry.