Paris is for Lovers

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 17:00 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Although the most significant romance that our Lister enjoyed during her Paris trip was with Mrs. Barlow, there are several other flirtations of various intensity that are documented in her journal. This section of the dissertation looks at her interactions with Mademoiselle de Sans. Major category: LHMPTags: LHMP LHMP #564k Orr 2006 A Sojourn in Paris - Melle de Sans About LHMP Full citation: Orr, Dannielle. 2006. A Sojourn in Paris 1824-25: Sex and Sociability in the Manuscript Writings of Anne Lister (1791-1840). (Doctoral Dissertation, Murdoch University) Melle de Sans [Note: Orr uses Lister’s abbreviation “Melle de Sans” for M[ademois]elle de Sans, which had me confused at first that “Melle” was a given name! I’m shorthanding her simply as “de Sans.”] De Sans joined Place Vendôme at the beginning of October, at a time when Lister’s courtship of Barlow was in process. Lister quickly began dividing her attention…