A lady in black[COPYRIGHT.]Reading editionChapter navigation18 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matter[COPYRIGHT.]Chapter I · A MYSTERY SOMEWHERE.Chapter II · A PENITENT.Chapter III · AN INVITATION AND A WARNING.Chapter IV · WAS IT A RECOGNITION?Chapter V · A STARTLING VISIT.Chapter VI · MR. BANKS.Chapter VII · A STRANGE FANCY.Chapter VIII · A HAUNTED HOUSE.Chapter IX · A PICTURE.Chapter X · THE PICKING UP OF SOME SILVER THREADS.Chapter XI · AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. BANKS.Chapter XII · A HORRIBLE SECRET.Chapter XIII · MRS. DALE’S VERSION OF THE STORY.Chapter XIV · NO MERCY.Chapter XV · SOME EXPLANATIONS.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Chapter I · A MYSTERY SOMEWHERE.All chapters and sections (18)Opening pagesFront matterOther sections[COPYRIGHT.]Chapters123456789101112131415Other sectionsTRANSCRIBER’S NOTES.Copyright, 1895, by The International News Company. [All Rights Reserved.]◇← Front matterCHAPTER I. A MYSTERY SOMEWHERE. →