{"product_id":"the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister","title":"The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Anne Lister\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnne Lister's diaries-decoded here for the first time-defy traditional beliefs about womanhood in the 19th century, showing one woman to be bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveler and a lesbian.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed as a vital piece of lost lesbian history. The editor, Helena Whitbread, had spent years painstakingly researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals, much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand', which allowed her to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. Until then, Anne Lister's lesbianism had been supressed or hinted at; this was the first time her story had been told. Anne Lister defied the role of nineteenth century womanhood: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller and lesbian - a woman who lived her life on her own terms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Little Brown, UK","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47555021799575,"sku":null,"price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0560\/0349\/4039\/files\/81IMt6V4arL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774366988","url":"https:\/\/littledistrictbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister","provider":"Little District Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}