The Old Bank House - Barsetshire, Bk 18 Author:Angela Thirkell A continuation of Thirkell's Barsetshire chronicles. The old bank house is a large and beautiful dwelling belonging to Miss Sowerby, the last of the Barsetshire line, finally decides to sell her house to the leery Mr. Sam Adams.
I must tell you about the house, Mr. Adams... It likes a mistress.