Anne Lister in Paris
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An Anne Lister's quote a day
🔏 Transcribing Anne Lister's French with WYAS.
🔎 Research about her time in Paris & France
🔏 Transcribing Anne Lister's French with WYAS.
🔎 Research about her time in Paris & France
“Off to the Abbey again at 2 3/4 and there in 10 minutes – Ann sketched from 2 stations very nicely.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 July 1835
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🔹Anne Lister, 27 July 1835
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March 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“Off to the Abbey again at 2 3/4 and there in 10 minutes – Ann sketched from 2 stations very nicely.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 July 1835
#annwalker
🔹Anne Lister, 27 July 1835
#annwalker
“One of the most picturesque old gothic castle-remains I have seen in France(...) I laughed & said I had no intention of becoming the purchaser but I thought if I held out my hand to him with 1500 in it, the chateau would be mine(...) Ann sat sketching in her rough book”
🌍 AL, 20 Sept 1838, Beaucens
🌍 AL, 20 Sept 1838, Beaucens
February 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
“One of the most picturesque old gothic castle-remains I have seen in France(...) I laughed & said I had no intention of becoming the purchaser but I thought if I held out my hand to him with 1500 in it, the chateau would be mine(...) Ann sat sketching in her rough book”
🌍 AL, 20 Sept 1838, Beaucens
🌍 AL, 20 Sept 1838, Beaucens
“[Miss Walker] will have [Mr Ainsworth] after all. I spoke with indignation as usual and she of duty and all that (...) I had had two promises of which she had evaded the one and broken the other.”
🔹Anne Lister, 25 Nov. 1832
#gentlemanjack #annelister
🔹Anne Lister, 25 Nov. 1832
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February 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“[Miss Walker] will have [Mr Ainsworth] after all. I spoke with indignation as usual and she of duty and all that (...) I had had two promises of which she had evaded the one and broken the other.”
🔹Anne Lister, 25 Nov. 1832
#gentlemanjack #annelister
🔹Anne Lister, 25 Nov. 1832
#gentlemanjack #annelister
😶🌫️ Hard to know on which platform to post these days. As Anne would say “It seems as if men's minds were everywhere upset, & the voice of reason would have no chance of being heard for some time to come”...
Still, you can also follow me on Instagram 👇
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Still, you can also follow me on Instagram 👇
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February 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
😶🌫️ Hard to know on which platform to post these days. As Anne would say “It seems as if men's minds were everywhere upset, & the voice of reason would have no chance of being heard for some time to come”...
Still, you can also follow me on Instagram 👇
instagram.com/annelisterinpa…
Still, you can also follow me on Instagram 👇
instagram.com/annelisterinpa…
“Ann seems resolved to sign all over to me to go to York and get it done as soon as we can.”
🔹Anne Lister, 7 April 1839
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🔹Anne Lister, 7 April 1839
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February 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“Ann seems resolved to sign all over to me to go to York and get it done as soon as we can.”
🔹Anne Lister, 7 April 1839
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🔹Anne Lister, 7 April 1839
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“Curious to hear the mingled cries of 15 or 20 children, and see them all wrapt up like little mummies and lying, for the moment, on a gently inclined plane, before the fire, to quieten them.”
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February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Curious to hear the mingled cries of 15 or 20 children, and see them all wrapt up like little mummies and lying, for the moment, on a gently inclined plane, before the fire, to quieten them.”
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🍼 On this day, 200 years ago in Paris...
“Went to the Institution Les Enfans Trouvés [Foundling Hospital] – a very interesting sight – every kept in beautiful order and very clean – 25 little iron cribs in 1 of the rooms.”
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“Went to the Institution Les Enfans Trouvés [Foundling Hospital] – a very interesting sight – every kept in beautiful order and very clean – 25 little iron cribs in 1 of the rooms.”
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February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🍼 On this day, 200 years ago in Paris...
“Went to the Institution Les Enfans Trouvés [Foundling Hospital] – a very interesting sight – every kept in beautiful order and very clean – 25 little iron cribs in 1 of the rooms.”
(1/3
“Went to the Institution Les Enfans Trouvés [Foundling Hospital] – a very interesting sight – every kept in beautiful order and very clean – 25 little iron cribs in 1 of the rooms.”
(1/3
“Hang it, this queer girl puzzles me. She told me this morning of the weakness in her back (...) I think a little spice of matrimony would do her good.”
🔹Anne Lister, 4 Oct. 1832
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🔹Anne Lister, 4 Oct. 1832
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February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Hang it, this queer girl puzzles me. She told me this morning of the weakness in her back (...) I think a little spice of matrimony would do her good.”
🔹Anne Lister, 4 Oct. 1832
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🔹Anne Lister, 4 Oct. 1832
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“Gave Miss Barlow a large bunch of violets and another of roses for which I gave a frank on the Pont Royal – Flirted a little but talked reasonably about Mrs. Barlow’s future plans of education.”
🔹Anne Lister, 9 Nov. 1824
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🔹Anne Lister, 9 Nov. 1824
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February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
“Gave Miss Barlow a large bunch of violets and another of roses for which I gave a frank on the Pont Royal – Flirted a little but talked reasonably about Mrs. Barlow’s future plans of education.”
🔹Anne Lister, 9 Nov. 1824
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🔹Anne Lister, 9 Nov. 1824
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⌛#OTD 200 years ago in Paris, Anne Lister visited the private art collection of the Baron Denon, former director of the Louvre.
Little did she know that this powerful man had made unwanted advances to her friends Mrs. Barlow & Lady Stuart de Rothesay...
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Little did she know that this powerful man had made unwanted advances to her friends Mrs. Barlow & Lady Stuart de Rothesay...
packedwithpotential.org/stories-articl…
February 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
⌛#OTD 200 years ago in Paris, Anne Lister visited the private art collection of the Baron Denon, former director of the Louvre.
Little did she know that this powerful man had made unwanted advances to her friends Mrs. Barlow & Lady Stuart de Rothesay...
packedwithpotential.org/stories-articl…
Little did she know that this powerful man had made unwanted advances to her friends Mrs. Barlow & Lady Stuart de Rothesay...
packedwithpotential.org/stories-articl…
“When do you leave England ? Where are you going from Paris ? With whom do you cross the channel ?”
✒️ Ann Walker to Anne Lister, 15 May 1833
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✒️ Ann Walker to Anne Lister, 15 May 1833
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February 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“When do you leave England ? Where are you going from Paris ? With whom do you cross the channel ?”
✒️ Ann Walker to Anne Lister, 15 May 1833
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✒️ Ann Walker to Anne Lister, 15 May 1833
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“[Mrs Barlow and I] walked about an hour in the Tuileries gardens chiefly on the far terrace (the south terrace) the most comme-il-faut part of the gardens.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 Oct. 1824
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🔹Anne Lister, 27 Oct. 1824
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February 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“[Mrs Barlow and I] walked about an hour in the Tuileries gardens chiefly on the far terrace (the south terrace) the most comme-il-faut part of the gardens.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 Oct. 1824
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🔹Anne Lister, 27 Oct. 1824
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“John came for me tonight and went first to the Priestleys. They will talk us [Miss Walker and I] over and think something is in the wind.”
🔹Anne Lister, 7 Oct. 1832
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🔹Anne Lister, 7 Oct. 1832
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February 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“John came for me tonight and went first to the Priestleys. They will talk us [Miss Walker and I] over and think something is in the wind.”
🔹Anne Lister, 7 Oct. 1832
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🔹Anne Lister, 7 Oct. 1832
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“Went out with Mrs. Barlow – walked through the Tuileries gardens along the rue de Luxembourg – went to see the observatory – staid some time on the top of it, enjoying the fine air.”
🔹Anne Lister, 21 Oct. 1824, Paris
#OTD
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🔹Anne Lister, 21 Oct. 1824, Paris
#OTD
🔏@wyorksarchives
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“Went out with Mrs. Barlow – walked through the Tuileries gardens along the rue de Luxembourg – went to see the observatory – staid some time on the top of it, enjoying the fine air.”
🔹Anne Lister, 21 Oct. 1824, Paris
#OTD
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 21 Oct. 1824, Paris
#OTD
🔏@wyorksarchives
“You used to wonder who would be my companion – I think I have provided one whom you will like – she is little & very amiable with a great deal of good sense & good feeling – she is now with me here, & I have never been so comfortable at home.”
✒️ AL to Lady Harriet, 13 Jan. 1835
✒️ AL to Lady Harriet, 13 Jan. 1835
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“You used to wonder who would be my companion – I think I have provided one whom you will like – she is little & very amiable with a great deal of good sense & good feeling – she is now with me here, & I have never been so comfortable at home.”
✒️ AL to Lady Harriet, 13 Jan. 1835
✒️ AL to Lady Harriet, 13 Jan. 1835
“Direct to Quai Malaquais N°1 according to advertisement in Monday or Tuesday’s paper Monsieur Tremery to begin a course of lectures on natural physics (natural philosophy) at 12 (...) Walked into the lecture room – 2 ladies and 7 or 8 gentlemen.”
🔹AL, 17 May 1827, Paris
🔹AL, 17 May 1827, Paris
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“Direct to Quai Malaquais N°1 according to advertisement in Monday or Tuesday’s paper Monsieur Tremery to begin a course of lectures on natural physics (natural philosophy) at 12 (...) Walked into the lecture room – 2 ladies and 7 or 8 gentlemen.”
🔹AL, 17 May 1827, Paris
🔹AL, 17 May 1827, Paris
“To the Louvre to see this year’s exhibition of modern paintings (...) a very fine collection of paintings – amid such a multiplicity we were obliged to hurry from room to room and could see nothing very perfectly.”
🔹Anne Lister, 8 Oct. 1824, Salon de 1824, The Louvre, Paris
🔹Anne Lister, 8 Oct. 1824, Salon de 1824, The Louvre, Paris
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“To the Louvre to see this year’s exhibition of modern paintings (...) a very fine collection of paintings – amid such a multiplicity we were obliged to hurry from room to room and could see nothing very perfectly.”
🔹Anne Lister, 8 Oct. 1824, Salon de 1824, The Louvre, Paris
🔹Anne Lister, 8 Oct. 1824, Salon de 1824, The Louvre, Paris
“View of Roslin Abbey 7 miles from Edinburgh very well worth seeing – most extraordinary effect of painting – you would fancy yourself on the very spot represented never saw anything so good as the abbey staid a very long time.”
🔹A. Lister, 6 Oct. 1824, Daguerre diorama in Paris
🔹A. Lister, 6 Oct. 1824, Daguerre diorama in Paris
February 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“View of Roslin Abbey 7 miles from Edinburgh very well worth seeing – most extraordinary effect of painting – you would fancy yourself on the very spot represented never saw anything so good as the abbey staid a very long time.”
🔹A. Lister, 6 Oct. 1824, Daguerre diorama in Paris
🔹A. Lister, 6 Oct. 1824, Daguerre diorama in Paris
“I observed as much as I could the shells (beautifully arranged in general) (...) Oh! that I could remain here till I gained the language, and could then stay time enough to attend lectures and profit by this superb museum of natural history.”
🔹Anne Lister, 2 Oct. 1824, Paris
🔹Anne Lister, 2 Oct. 1824, Paris
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“I observed as much as I could the shells (beautifully arranged in general) (...) Oh! that I could remain here till I gained the language, and could then stay time enough to attend lectures and profit by this superb museum of natural history.”
🔹Anne Lister, 2 Oct. 1824, Paris
🔹Anne Lister, 2 Oct. 1824, Paris
“I had never liked Mariana’s family and was sorry for it, but somehow I never could get over my feeling of dislike – I certainly owed them nothing – and she said she certainly owed them nothing.”
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Dec. 1834
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Dec. 1834
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February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“I had never liked Mariana’s family and was sorry for it, but somehow I never could get over my feeling of dislike – I certainly owed them nothing – and she said she certainly owed them nothing.”
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Dec. 1834
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Dec. 1834
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“The King & all his suit passed by on their return from Notre Dame – They passed me quite close, and I had an excellent view – his majesty smiled & looked the picture of good humour – & as if he was in excellent health.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 Sept. 1827, Paris
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🔹Anne Lister, 27 Sept. 1827, Paris
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February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“The King & all his suit passed by on their return from Notre Dame – They passed me quite close, and I had an excellent view – his majesty smiled & looked the picture of good humour – & as if he was in excellent health.”
🔹Anne Lister, 27 Sept. 1827, Paris
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🔹Anne Lister, 27 Sept. 1827, Paris
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“We sallied along the great alley or walk where were the booths & spectacles ranged on each side under the trees, & where were music and dancing and all the people – uncommonly pretty (...) Madame de Boyve and the boys and I were amused.”
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔏@wyorksarchives
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“We sallied along the great alley or walk where were the booths & spectacles ranged on each side under the trees, & where were music and dancing and all the people – uncommonly pretty (...) Madame de Boyve and the boys and I were amused.”
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔏@wyorksarchives
“We played, till we were all heated
& tired with running (...) The time had slipt away, till we were only just in time to see the great fountain play (...) really a very pretty scene in France, but would be too artificial for England.”
🔹AL, 26 Sept. 1824, Fête de Saint-Cloud
& tired with running (...) The time had slipt away, till we were only just in time to see the great fountain play (...) really a very pretty scene in France, but would be too artificial for England.”
🔹AL, 26 Sept. 1824, Fête de Saint-Cloud
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“We played, till we were all heated
& tired with running (...) The time had slipt away, till we were only just in time to see the great fountain play (...) really a very pretty scene in France, but would be too artificial for England.”
🔹AL, 26 Sept. 1824, Fête de Saint-Cloud
& tired with running (...) The time had slipt away, till we were only just in time to see the great fountain play (...) really a very pretty scene in France, but would be too artificial for England.”
🔹AL, 26 Sept. 1824, Fête de Saint-Cloud
“Then along the rue [de la] Féronnerie into the rue Bourdonois [des Bourdonnais] (...) the oldest silk shop in Paris La barbe d’or established two hundred years, from father to son.”
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Sept. 1824
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Sept. 1824
🔏@wyorksarchives
February 4, 2025 at 9:56 AM
“Then along the rue [de la] Féronnerie into the rue Bourdonois [des Bourdonnais] (...) the oldest silk shop in Paris La barbe d’or established two hundred years, from father to son.”
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Sept. 1824
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 24 Sept. 1824
🔏@wyorksarchives
“I took all well but thinking to myself ‘there is danger in the first mention, the first thought that it is possible for us to part’. Time will shew, I shall try to be prepared for whatever may happen.”
🔹Anne Lister, 1 Aug 1835
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🔹Anne Lister, 1 Aug 1835
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February 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“I took all well but thinking to myself ‘there is danger in the first mention, the first thought that it is possible for us to part’. Time will shew, I shall try to be prepared for whatever may happen.”
🔹Anne Lister, 1 Aug 1835
🔏@wyorksarchives
🔹Anne Lister, 1 Aug 1835
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