Bibliograph

Gentleman Jack, the real Anne Lister, Anne Choma ; foreword by Sally Wainwright ; edited by Stella Merz

Type

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Gentleman Jack, the real Anne Lister, Anne Choma ; foreword by Sally Wainwright ; edited by Stella Merz

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gentleman Jack

Oclc number

1089882875

Responsibility statement

Anne Choma ; foreword by Sally Wainwright ; edited by Stella Merz

Sub title

the real Anne Lister

Summary

In 1834, Anne Lister made history by celebrating and recording the first ever known marriage to another woman. Now the basis for the HBO series Gentleman Jack, this is her remarkable, true story. Anne Lister was extraordinary. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist and a prolific diarist, whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife. This book introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and writer Anne Choma

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