An Anne Lister “Gentleman Jack” Studying Listing

Ever heard of Anne Lister (1791-1840)? Sometimes called the ‘first lesbian’ (an expression that requires some unpacking in its personal proper), her frank and fearless diaries impressed the sequence Gentleman Jack. It’s a slice of queer ladies’s historical past in early nineteenth century Britain with fabulous costumes besides. What’s to not love?

A rich and impartial lady, Anne Lister lived life on her personal phrases. Her diaries ran for over twenty years with a sixth of them being written in code. She referred to as this her ‘crypt hand’ and used it to jot down about her intercourse life, menstruation, and extra. Now, I don’t find out about you, however that sounds just like the kind of lady I wish to know extra about.

Right here’s a studying record of books all about Anne Lister. The entire authors who function are white – writers of color are deeply under-represented on this sector. That is maybe unsurprising when a 2018 piece of analysis revealed that fewer that one in 100 historical past professors working within the UK is from a black background. Tell us through social if you happen to’re a POC creator engaged on Anne Lister – we would like you on this record!

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister by Anne Lister, edited by Helena Whitbread

Helena Whitbread spent years transcribing and decoding the diaries of Anne Lister. As she factors out within the introduction, it’s outstanding that they even survived in any respect. After Anne’s untimely loss of life in Russia, they have been discovered by considered one of her ancestors and promptly silenced. This continued for a few years till they have been, ultimately, discovered…

This quantity is sustained by No Priest However Love.

Gentleman Jack: The Actual Anne Lister. The Official Companion to the BBC Collection by Sally Wainwright and Anne Choma

I’m but to get my palms on this one myself, however something written by Sally Wainwright is an effective factor. Gentleman Jack guarantees beforehand undecoded diary fragments, and a complete introduction to Anne Lister’s life.

Gentleman Jack : A biography of Anne Lister, Regency Landowner, Seducer and Secret Diarist by Angela Steidele and translated by Katy Derbyshire

(This ebook has my favorite subtitle. Anne Lister’s enterprise playing cards would have been wonderful…)

Steidele “makes use of the diaries to create a portrait of Anne Lister as we’ve by no means seen her earlier than: a girl in some methods very a lot of her time and in others far forward of it.”

Presenting The Previous : Anne Lister of Halifax, 1791-1840 by Jill Liddington

Ignore the entrance cowl – that is properly price looking out. It’s a slender quantity that appears on the entirety of Anne’s life by way of the angle of historical past. Liddington talks about how historians have handled Anne Lister and suggests that every technology finds its personal model of her. It’s a very considerate ebook.

Pleased Studying! If you need extra queer reads why not take a look at this record of 100 Should Learn Bisexual and Lesbian Books?

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