Miss Lister of Shibden Hall, Halifax: Selected Letters, 1800-1840

by Anne Lister, Muriel M. Green

Genres: Nonfiction

210 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Anne Lister (1791–1840) was a well-off Yorkshire landowner, diarist and traveller. Throughout her life she kept diaries which chronicled the details of her everyday life, including her lesbian relationships, her financial concerns, her industrial activities and her work improving Shibden Hall. Her diaries contain more than 4,000,000 words and about a sixth of them—those concerning the intimate details of her romantic and sexual relationships—were written in code. The code, derived from a combination of algebra and Ancient Greek, was deciphered in the 1930s. Lister is often called "the first modern lesbian" for her clear self-knowledge and openly lesbian lifestyle. Called "Fred" by her lover and "Gentleman Jack" by Halifax residents, she suffered from harassment for her sexuality, and recognised her similarity to the Ladies of Llangollen, whom she visited.

Reviews

[Sanneelshof · Rating 4 out of 5]

ofcourse you want this book in your collection when you read the other books about Anne Lister really nice to follow the traveling and writing to familly,friends.lovers and bussines
But don't get your hopes up for "kisses"

[Leah Y. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Selected letters by Anne Lister of Shibden Hall, Halifax studied and commented on by a real Lister historian who did much of the basic research on the life and times of this regency lady. Very much recommended.