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Gentleman Jack : the real Anne Lister / Anne Choma ; foreword by Sally Wainwright ; edited by Stella Merz.
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Gentleman Jack :
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Books
Physical Description:
xi, 258 pages ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9780143134565
Production / Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Books, 2019.
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 This book introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and writer Anne Choma.
Language:
English
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