No Priest But Love: Excerpts from the Diaries of Anne Lister, 1824-1826Whitbread, the editor of these diaries, here allows us an inside look at the long-running love affair between Anne Lister and Marianna Lawton, an affair complicated by Anne's infatuation with Maria Barlow. Anne travels to Paris where she discovers a new love interest that conflicts with her developing social aspirations. For the first time, she begins to question the nature of her identity and the various roles female lovers may play in the life of a gentrywoman. |
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No Priest But Love: Excerpts from the Diaries of Anne Lister, 1824-1826 Anne Lister,Helena Whitbread No preview available - 1992 |
No Priest But Love: The Journals of Anne Lister From 1824-1826 Helena Whitbread No preview available - 1993 |
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