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      The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1: I Know My Own Heart

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      The diary of a remarkable woman who lived life on her terms in Regency Yorkshire. Anne Lister was a wealthy landowner, industrialist and lesbian.

      Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghu...

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      Product ID:9781844087198
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Virago Modern Classics
      Title:The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1
      Subtitle:I Know My Own Heart
      Authors:Author: Anne Lister, Helena Whitbread
      Page Count:448
      Subjects:Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, Diaries, letters and journals, European history, Social and cultural history, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, Diaries, letters & journals, British & Irish history, Social & cultural history, Lesbian studies, Yorkshire, c 1700 to c 1800
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      The diary of a remarkable woman who lived life on her terms in Regency Yorkshire. Anne Lister was a wealthy landowner, industrialist and lesbian.

      Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue''s new novel Learned By Heart



      ''Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing'' SARAH WATERS

      ''[Anne Lister''s] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us . . . The diaries gave me courage'' JEANETTE WINTERSON

      ''The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history'' 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.

      These diaries include the years 1816-1824. The second volume, continuing Anne''s story, THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER: NO PRIEST BUT LOVE, is now available.


      Imprint Name:Virago Press Ltd
      Publisher Name:Little, Brown Book Group
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2010-11-04

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      Weight350 g
      Dimensions127 × 197 × 29 mm