# Mr. Bankes — To the Lighthouse character guide

> Mr. Bankes in To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Bankes, William Bankes, William, Poor William Bankes

**First appearance:** 0000-the-window

## Who they are

A botanist and friend of the Ramsays, often observing family dynamics.

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