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I read an article about Anne Lister some months ago, and found it very interesting: the bare facts of her life are fascinating. An independent woman, Lister travelled extensively, and managed to take control of her uncle's estates due to her determination and strong business acumen. She was also a lesbian, and had many different female partners over her life, and lived openly with a woman, considering herself to be married. She wrote obsessively in her diary, using a secret code in a mixture of English and Ancient Greek to recount her relationships with women. However, the details of Lister's life are not as fascinating as the broad strokes. Her diary, while an important document about queer life in regency England, is not particularly interesting, and her relationships are full of arguments and impetuous decisions that are not compelling to read. A Tory, she spends a lot of time frittering away money and treating her tenants harshly. Undeniably, Lister is an interesting figure in queer history, but I think an article does her justice: she doesn't need a whole biography.