Carmella reviews Gentleman Jack: a Biography of Anne Lister by Angela Steidele
Carmella reviews Gentleman Jack: a Biography of Anne Lister by Angela Steidele
Earlier this year, HBO and the BBC treated us to Suranne Jones swaggering across the screen in butch Victorian get-up, playing the character of Anne Lister. The first season of Gentleman Jack follows just a segment of Anne’s life starting in 1832, as she woos her future life-partner, Ann Walker.
While I loved the show, it left me wanting to know more. What was Anne Lister really like? Who was…