The Gentleman Jack Series -Anne and Ann at Adney Bridge

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The Gentleman Jack Series -Anne and Ann at Adney Bridge-

From the Gay Toile Collection. Anne Lister, or "Gentleman Jack," (1791-1840), was an English diarist who documented her dramatic life in over six million words, much in a code she devised. She's considered the first, "modern lesbian," dressed in men's clothing and eventually "married" Ann Walker. She was a rogue and a rake, powerful and dapper. She made all the ladies swoon.