# Isabella Van Burnam — That Affair Next Door character guide

> Isabella Van Burnam in That Affair Next Door by Anna Katharine Green.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Isabella, Belle, Van Burnam, Misses Van Burnam

**First appearance:** 0008-viii-the-misses-van-burnam

## Who they are

One of the Van Burnam daughters, querulous and opinionated.

## In the story

### [IV: Silas van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/iv-silas-van-burnam)

Mentioned as being in the carriage with Caroline, calling for salts; not present in the house.

### [V: “This Is No One I Know.”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/v-this-is-no-one-i-know)

One of the Van Burnam sisters staying with Amelia; chatters nervously and later has hysterics.

### [VIII: The Misses van Burnam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/viii-the-misses-van-burnam)

The other Miss Van Burnam; joins Caroline in pleading, expresses willingness to forgive Howard's wife.

### [The Little Pincushion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/that_affair_next_door_se/chapters/xviii-the-little-pincushion)

Embraces Amelia at the courthouse and later visits with Caroline to report Howard's arrest; participates in Amelia's investigation at the house.

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