Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man.

I haven't identified this closely with a character since reading Jane Eyre in junior high. Such an incredible relief to see a female character whose problems are mostly external, who's not struggling ...

It’s been a few years since “Gentleman Jack” first aired and the incomparable Anne Lister strode over the English countryside and into the hearts of fans in the U.K. and the U.S. But now, after a ...