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

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister

Helena Whitbread, Anne Lister

422 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

nonfiction history lgbtqia+ challenging informative reflective medium-paced

Description

Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveler, and a lesbian. She kept extensive diaries of her life and loves, written partly in code. Made up ...

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Moods

informative 66%
reflective 55%
emotional 33%
inspiring 33%
adventurous 16%
challenging 16%
hopeful 11%
dark 5%
funny 5%
sad 5%
tense 5%

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medium 40%

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