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The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister by Anne Lister (2010, Paperback)
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ANNE LISTER IS THE INSPIRATION FOR GENTLEMAN JACK, A NEW BBC/HBO SERIES BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT, STARRING SURANNE JONES. 'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing: Anne Lister's diaries are an indispensable read for anyone interested in the history of gender, sexuality, and the intimate lives of women' SARAH WATERS 'The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history; they changed everything. By resurrecting them and editing them with such loving attention and intelligence, Helena Whitbread has earned the gratitude of a whole generation' EMMA DONOGHUE When this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed as a vital piece of lost lesbian history. The editor, Helena Whitbread, had spent years painstakingly researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals, much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand', which allowed her to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. Until then, Anne Lister's lesbianism had been supressed or hinted at; this was the first time her story had been told. Anne Lister defied the role of nineteenth-century womanhood: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller and lesbian - a woman who lived her life on her own terms. '[Anne Lister's] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us. She was a woman exercising conscious choice. She controlled her cash and her body. At a time when women had to marry, or be looked after by a male relative, and when all their property on marriage passed to their husband, Anne Lister not only dodged the traps of being female, she set up a liaison with another woman that enhanced her own wealth and left both of them free to live as they wished . . . The diaries gave me courage' JEANETTE WINTERSON These diaries include the years 1816-1824. The second volume, NO PRIEST BUT LOVE, is available in ebook and paperback.Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group
ISBN-139781844087198
eBay Product ID (ePID)92945740
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1: I Know My Own Heart
Era2010s
AuthorAnne Lister
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks
Publication Year2010
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height196mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight310g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorAnne Lister
Series TitleVirago Modern Classics
EditorHelena Whitbread
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 26 Jun, 2019
Title perfectly OK - says it all.
Not heard of Anne Lister previously and wanted to read more about her life since the start of the new tv series. An amazing woman in a time when it was unheard of for women to behave as she did - no wonder she wrote her diaries in code. The only point I would like to make about the book is that it does not cover the years that she and Ann Walker were together. Still a good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Jul, 2019
Fascinating
The fascinating and very candid diary of a woman born 150 years too soon. It provides a window on day-to-day life in Regency England, inter voice of a startlingly nontraditional 19th Century woman.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 27 Jul, 2022
An interesting read.
I have gotten half way through this book, and although the original writing has been deciphered, I still find reading it, a bit hard going at times, hence four stars. Saying that I am really finding it interesting, reading about the life and times of Anne Lister. It is a good indication of not only her private life, but of the way of living in those times.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Jan, 2021
Good read!
Extremely interesting look into how a taboo subject was hidden many years ago.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Jul, 2019
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Written autobiographically about a young middle class woman in UK around 1912. Her experiences of the start of the Great War and later her involvement as a nurse in the thick of it. Very descriptive of her emotions and wonderful dialogue concerning her experiences. Historically factual and beautifully written.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Jun, 2022
Good title . Sought to draw you in!
The product is very well put together and contains the information that I expected. Probably made more popular at the moment due to television Series.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 21 Jul, 2023
Seen the 1st series, so bought the books for my wife
Bought this for my wife who loves itVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Nov, 2019
Great book, full of historical content
A great readVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 15 Mar, 2025
A brilliant book about a brilliant and b...
A brilliant book about a brilliant and beautiful woman 👩 ❤️ 💜 ♥️Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Nov, 2021
Excellent book
Great read...Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
