Contents

pp v-vi

List of Illustrations

pp vii-vii

Acknowledgements 2022

pp viii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-x

Anne Lister’s Halifax 1833–36: Main characters

pp xi-xii

Illustration permissions

pp xiii-xiii

Preface to the 2022 edition

pp xiv-xiv

Preface to the 2019 edition

pp xv-xx

Preface

pp xxi-xxx

Introduction

pp 1-2

1 - The Listers of Shibden Hall

pp 3-14

2 - Anne Lister 1806-32: Diarist and heiress

pp 15-26

3 - The Walkers of Crow Nest

pp 27-40

4 - Halifax, the West Riding and Shibden: Town meets country

pp 41-58

5 - Neighbours: Anne Lister and Ann Walker 1832-33

pp 59-76

Note on the Text

pp 77-80

Part I - The Anne Lister Diaries and Other Writings

pp 81-82

I - In Token of Our Union: December 1833–August 1834

pp 83-109

II - Coal Mining Rivalry: September 1834–November 1834

pp 110-130

III - The Blues and Yellows: Politics and Religion - December 1834–May 1835

pp 131-176

IV - Dividing the Joint Property: June 1835–September 1835

pp 177-194

V - The Yellow Carriage and the Railroad: October 1835–February 1836

pp 195-207

VI - Poisoning the Well and Burning Devil’s Dung: March 1836

pp 208-224

VII - The Two Wills: April 1836–May 1836

pp 225-234

Epilogue

pp 235-241

Afterword

pp 242-251

Afterword to 2022 edition

pp 252-257

Appendix

pp 258-258

Reference Notes

pp 259-292