Literary notes about bank (AI summary)
The word "bank" in literature wears many hats, shifting seamlessly between meanings that enrich both landscapes and institutions. In some texts it evokes the natural edge of a body of water—a quiet riverside scene appears along the Arno in [1], by the river in Huck Finn’s adventures [2], or on a sloping mound in White Fang [3]—painting vivid images of nature’s contours. In other instances, "bank" refers to financial institutions and transactions, as seen in Adam Smith’s economic discussions [4, 5] and in narratives where characters interact with money management systems [6, 7]. This versatility is enhanced further by metaphorical uses, such as describing a "bank of darkness" [8], showing that whether grounding a story in physical geography or illuminating financial power dynamics, the term carries layers of meaning that authors have exploited for centuries.
- I took a suite of rooms which looked out on the bank of the Arno.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - He unlocked the door, and I cleared out up the river-bank.
— from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - He came down a shelving bank to the stream.
— from White Fang by Jack London - The payment of the bill, when it becomes due, replaces to the bank the value of what it had advanced, together with the interest.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - above the bank price.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith - He had spoken to the cashier, who had stated that if I liked the bank would lend double the sum I had asked.
— from The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Complete by Giacomo Casanova - Moisey goes about now in a bowler hat; he often drives into the town in a racing droshky on business of some sort, and stops near the bank.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - Farther were the thick trees, a bank of darkness, fringed above with the black lace of the upper branches.
— from The island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
