Bibliograph

The diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), edited by Helena Whitbread

Type

Label

The diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840), edited by Helena Whitbread

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The diaries of Anne Lister (1791-1840)

Responsibility statement

edited by Helena Whitbread

Summary

These remarkable diaries are a piece of lost lesbian history. Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller - and lesbian. She kept extensive diaries, written partly in code, of her life and loves

Target audience

adult

Contributor