A Dirty, Filthy Book : Sex, Scandal, and One Woman’s Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century Hardback
by Michael Meyer
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London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything.
She takes a breath, and opens her defence. Annie 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. Drawing on unpublished archives, private papers and courtroom transcripts – and featuring an incredible cast including Queen Victoria, George Bernard Shaw and London itself – A Dirty, Filthy Book tells the gripping story of a forgotten pioneer who refused to accept the role the Establishment assigned to her.
Instead, she chose to resist.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages
- Publisher:Ebury Publishing
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
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- ISBN:9780753559925
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:400 pages
- Publisher:Ebury Publishing
- Publication Date:08/02/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9780753559925