The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister

The listers of shibden hall in halifax west yorkshire uk.

The secret diaries of miss anne lister. The inspiration for gentleman jack virago modern classics 703. Anne lister was a lesbian in the 1800s who in private defied the conventions of her times by living with her female lover. In 1813 when her surviving brother accidentally drowned anne became heir to shibden hall. Made for television the film was directed by james kent and starred maxine peakeas lister.

The lister diaries are the dead sea scrolls of lesbian history. By resurrecting them and editing them with such loving attention and intelligence helena whitbread has earned the gratitude of a whole generation emma donoghue anne lister s sense of self and self awareness is what makes her modern to us. In nineteenth century yorkshire wealthy orphan anne lister lives with an aunt and uncle anxious for her to marry well and blissfully unaware that she is a lesbian. The secret diaries of miss anne lister 42 imdb 7 0 1h 29min 2010.

Anne lister 3 april 1791 22 9 1840 was a member of a family of prominent land owners. Anne kept a detailed account of her life. The secret diaries of miss anne lister. During her lifetime anne kept a diary which runs to some four million words.

I know my own heart. A sizeable portion was written in code and the recent deciphering of the diaries provides an astonishing.