![]() ![]() The diaries were apparently replaced back behind the secret panels at Shibden. Homosexuality was deeply shocking to late-Victorians, their fear of family scandal sharp. Once cracked, the coded passages revealed Anne Lister’s daring lesbian affairs. The diaries lay hidden behind panels in the Hall. ![]() It was eventually deciphered in the 1890s by John Lister, who had inherited the Shibden estate. Anne Lister’s code was not cracked until fifty years after her death. These run to approximately five million words, much of it written in her own secret code. The most powerful magnet remains her daily diaries. The series, Gentleman Jack, was inspired by my books Female Fortune (1998) and Nature's Domain (2003). The newest portrayal is Sally Wainwright’s TV drama series on Anne Lister in the 1830s (BBC1/HBO, 2019 & 2022). Ever since her death in 1840, Anne Lister of Shibden Hall has exerted a magnetic attraction. ![]()
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