Isabella Banks

Isabella Banks
Banks, c. 1888
Born	Isabella Varley (1821-03-25)25 March 1821 Manchester, Lancashire, England
Died	4 May 1897(1897-05-04) (aged 76) Dalston, London, England
Resting place	Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London, England
Occupation	Novelist poet
Nationality	British
Period	Victorian
Notable works	The Manchester Man
Spouse	George Linnaeus Banks ​ ​ (m. 1846; died 1881)​

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, published in 1876.