Anne’s secret code was first broken in the late 19th century by her descendent John Lister, alongside ... In these two extracts from her diary, from 1832, she does just that.

Gentleman Jack is based on the real diaries of Anne Lister, who sometimes wrote in code to disguise her innermost thoughts. Here we have selected extracts from the diary and explain how they ...

Anne Lister, who lived at Shibden Hall until her death in 1840, left behind a series of intimate diaries detailing her love affairs with women. The story of her life in Halifax became the basis ...