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Female fortune : the Anne Lister diaries, 1833-36
Liddington, Jill, 1946-2022
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Anne Lister is best known to us through her diaries - a vivid record of an extraordinary life. In them she describes how she challenged the social conventions of the 1830s and her writings suggest a reappraisal of opportunities for independent women. 'A unique and thrilling insight into the brilliant mind of Anne Lister' Sally Wainwright, creator of Gentleman Jack Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2011. Jill Liddington's classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834. Politically active, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory. And socially very ambitious, she employed architects to redesign both the Hall and the estate. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of exactly how Anne Lister could pay for all her grand improvements. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. This 2022 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker's own diary. Female Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister.
Main title:
Female fortune : the Anne Lister diaries, 1833-36 / Jill Liddington.
Author:
Liddington, Jill, 1946-, author
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2022.
Collation:
336 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Anne Lister's Halifax 1833-36: Main Characters.PrefacesIntroductionNote on the TextTHE ANNE LISTER DIARIES & OTHER WRITINGSI. In Token of Our Union: Dec 1833 - Aug 1834II. Coal Mining Rivalry: Sept 1834 - Nov 1835III. The Blues & Yellows: Politics & Religion: Dec 1834 - May 1835IV. Dividing the Joint Property: Jun 1835 - Sept 1835V. The Yellow Carriage & the Railroad: Oct 1835 - Feb 1836VI. Poisoning the Well & Burning Devil's Dung: March 1836VII. The Two Wills: April 1836 - May 1836EpilogueAfterwordsAppendix: Shibden Tenants.AbbreviationsReference NotesSelect ReferencesIndex
ISBN:
9781526164421 (pbk)
Dewey class:
306.7663092306.7663 LID
LC class:
HQ75.4.L575 2022
Local class:
Biog306.7663
Language:
English
Subject:
Lister, Anne, 1791-1840 -- DiariesLesbians -- Great BritainBusinesswomen -- Great BritainWomen -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryFamily and RelationshipsLGBTQ+ InterestSociety & culture: generalSocial & cultural historyDiaries, letters & journalsGender studies: women & girls19th century, c 1800 to c 1899Gay & Lesbian studiesGeneral & world historyEuropean historyUnited Kingdom, Great BritainLesbianGeorgian & Regency Britain
BRN:
388710