{"product_id":"the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-by-anne-lister","title":"The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister by Anne Lister","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Virago Press (UK):\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGentleman Jack\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand Emma Donoghue's new novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearned By Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Anne Lister's] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us . . . The diaries gave me courage' JEANETTE WINTERSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history' EMMA DONOGHUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThese diaries include the years 1816-1824. The second volume, continuing Anne's story,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER: NO PRIEST BUT LOVE\u003c\/i\u003e, is now available.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dotters Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53815607984421,"sku":"9781844087198","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2167\/5269\/files\/9781844087198.gif?v=1789242335","url":"https:\/\/dottersbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-by-anne-lister","provider":"Dotters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}