Film
Revealing Anne Lister
2010Directed by Matthew Hill
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- Released
- Runtime
- 59m
About Revealing Anne Lister
- Documentary
- History
Synopsis
Early 19th-century England is usually seen through the eyes of Jane Austen and the Brontë sisters. Sue Perkins explores a dramatically different version, as lived and recorded by Anne Lister. A Yorkshire landowner, she kept a detailed, partly coded diary, revealing graphic details of her love affairs with women. Regency England was surprisingly tolerant of Anne's chosen lifestyle, and it was only when Anne sought to sink a coal mine on her land that criticism of her private life became public.
- Director
- Matthew Hill
