Diaries Of Anne Lister

Key Information

Register:

National

Year of Inscription:

2011

Type of Heritage:

Writing

Nominating Institution:

West Yorkshire Archive Service

This unique set of diaries (1806-1840) which run to four million words were written by Anne Lister of Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire (1791-1840) a remarkable landowner, business woman, intrepid traveller, mountaineer and lesbian.

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