From the multitude of papers collected and filed by Anne Lister come the
diaries of herself and an Indian heiress, and their letters to each
other, some in secret code. This is the first part of their story. As
far as possible their own words have been used to tell their tale, and
the letters and notes in secret code have been translated to give
insight into their lives. This book reveals their young lives in early
nineteenth century Yorkshire in northern England, during the start of
the Industrial Revolution. The Bronte sisters lived nearby and used Anne
Lister and Eliza Raine as characters in some of their novels