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Such Sweet Possession: The Life and Loves of “Gentleman Jack”, Anne Lister
- Author
- Mary Cooper
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 21 March 2019
- Run Time
- 2 hours 17 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Meet Anne Lister, the 18th Century landowner, industrialist, explorer, lesbian and feminist icon. This is her story...
Anne was different from society’s expectations of a woman at the time: she not only did not wish to marry, but she also did not want to conform. Anne was only interested in women and had ‘marriage’ ceremonies with Mariana Lawton and later Ann Walker. She spent a great deal of time studying, managed her own estates, sought business opportunities, travelled widely and climbed mountains
In this full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation written by Mary Cooper and starring Deborah McAndrew as Anne, we meet the serial diarist as she describes her life, her loves and the societal changes happening around her.
Cast:
Anne......Deborah McAndrew
Isabella......Helen Schlesinger
Mariana......Kaye Wragg
Eliza......Rina Mahoney
Produced and directed by Nadia Molinan.
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Details
- Author
- Mary Cooper
- Narrator
- Deborah McAndrew, Helen Schlesinger, Full Cast
- Duration
- 2 hours 17 minutes
- Release Date
- 21 March 2019
- ISBN
- 9781787535886
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Diaries, letters and journals, Biography: general
Synopsis
Meet Anne Lister, the 18th Century landowner, industrialist, explorer, lesbian and feminist icon. This is her story...Anne was different from society’s expectations of a woman at the time: she not only did not wish to marry, but she also did not want to conform. Anne was only interested in women and had ‘marriage’ ceremonies with Mariana Lawton and later Ann Walker. She spent a great deal of time studying, managed her own estates, sought business opportunities, travelled widely and climbed mountainsIn this full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation written by Mary Cooper and starring Deborah McAndrew as Anne, we meet the serial diarist as she describes her life, her loves and the societal changes happening around her. Cast: Anne......Deborah McAndrewIsabella......Helen SchlesingerMariana......Kaye WraggEliza......Rina MahoneyProduced and directed by Nadia Molinan.
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