{"title":"Anne Lister","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnne Lister's writings offer an intimate glimpse into the life and times of a remarkable figure, blending personal reflection with sharp cultural observation. Her diaries invite readers to explore a vivid world of 19th-century society through candid and thoughtful memoirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRich in detail and emotion, these works illuminate the intersections of identity, love, and social conventions. Fans of \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find in Anne Lister’s journals a compelling narrative voice that resonates across time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-vol-1-by-anne-lister-9781844087198","title":"The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eANNE LISTER IS THE INSPIRATION FOR \u003ci\u003eGENTLEMAN JACK\u003c\/i\u003e, A NEW BBC\/HBO SERIES BY SALLY WAINWRIGHT, STARRING SURANNE JONES.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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 suppressed 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese diaries include the years 1816-1824. The second volume, \u003ci\u003eNo Priest But Love\u003c\/i\u003e, is available in eBook and paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846613061868,"sku":"9781844087198","price":46.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15685223482844.jpg?v=1758915435"},{"product_id":"the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-vol2-by-anne-lister-9780349013336","title":"The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister – Vol.2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnne Lister is the inspiration for \u003ci\u003eGentleman Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed BBC\/HBO series by Sally Wainwright, starring Suranne Jones.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing: Anne Lister's diaries are an indispensable read' - Sarah Waters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Helena Whitbread first published excerpts from Anne Lister's diary, which was written in a complicated, esoteric code, it was hailed as a lost piece of lesbian history. Whitbread has devoted years to researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals; the 'crypthand' had allowed Lister to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. It was the first time her story had been told.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis second volume continues the story of one of the most remarkable women of her time: landowner, industrialist, traveller and lesbian. \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister – Vol.2\u003c\/i\u003e sees Anne Lister arrive in post-revolutionary Paris in 1824, attempting to recover from a doomed love affair with a married woman. There she becomes emotionally entangled with a young widow. Anne's efforts, firstly to extricate herself from this new 'scrape' and then to make a choice between the two women in her life, provides an absorbing sexual and social drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe follow Anne Lister to Buxton, Derbyshire, where a husband appears in hot pursuit of his straying wife who has, in turn, followed Anne there; in Halifax, the Yorkshire town of Anne's birth; to London; and to post-revolutionary Paris, a city alive with political intrigue. Anne's descriptive powers bring each scene vividly to life, providing a brilliant, kaleidoscopic background to her story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433034465516,"sku":"9780349013336","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780349013336.jpg?v=1774765729"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/anne-lister.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}