The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (VMC)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1844087190
ISBN 13
9781844087198
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Unknown
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Pages
422
Description
"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, author, Room Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveler, and a lesbian. She kept extensive diaries of her life and loves, written partly in code. Made up of Greek letters mingled with other symbols of her own devising, Anne referred to the code as her "crypthand," and the use of it allowed her the freedom to describe her intimate life in great detail. Her diaries have been edited by Helena Whitbread, who spent years decoding and transcribing them. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
