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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is a 2010 British biographical historical drama film about 19th-century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister. Made for television, the film was directed by James Kent and starred Maxine Peake as Lister. The script by Jane English drew from Lister's diaries, written in code, and decoded many years after her death.
May 31, 2010 · The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister: Directed by James Kent. With Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Christine Bottomley. A look at the life of 19th-century Yorkshire landowner Anne Lister (1791-1840), who lived openly as a lesbian and kept diaries chronicling the details of her daily life.
Jan 28, 2023 · The Secret diaries of Miss Anne Lister (1791-1840) These remarkable diaries are a piece of lost lesbian history. Anne Lister defied the role of womanhood seen in the novels of Jane Austen: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller - and lesbian.
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 2010 1h 30m Drama List Reviews 71% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A young woman's diary chronicles her life and sexual exploits in...
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In nineteenth century Yorkshire wealthy orphan Anne Lister lives with an aunt and uncle, anxious for her to marry well and blissfully - unaware that she is a lesbian. Anne is recording her thoughts and exploits in a coded diary.
Jun 19, 2012 · Discover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's new novel Learned By Heart. 'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS.
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May 31, 2010 · A dramatic adaptation of the journals of Anne Lister, a 19th-century Yorkshire landowner and industrialist who lived a secret life with her female lover. Show more....
