{"product_id":"9780753559925-dirty-filthy-book","title":"A Dirty, Filthy Book","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSex, Scandal, and One Woman’s Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes a breath, and opens her defence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie Besant and her confidant Charles Bradlaugh are on trial for the sordid crime of publishing and selling a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably – forty-five years before the first woman will be admitted to the English bar – Annie is defending herself. Before Britain’s highest judge she declares it is a woman’s right to choose when, and if, to have children. At a time when women were legally and socially subservient to men, Annie’s defiant voice was a sensation. The riveting trial scandalised newspapers, captivated the British public and sparked a debate over morals, censorship and sex.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on unpublished archives, private papers and courtroom transcripts – and featuring an incredible cast including Queen Victoria, George Bernard Shaw and London itself – \u003ci\u003eA Dirty, Filthy Book\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of a forgotten pioneer who refused to accept the role the Establishment assigned to her. Instead, she chose to resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513917415521,"sku":"9780753559925","price":23.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27843597.jpg?v=1722093694","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753559925-dirty-filthy-book","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}