{"product_id":"a-dirty-filthy-book-by-michael-meyer-9780753559932","title":"A Dirty, Filthy Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights, written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee, and prize-winning Victorian histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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the British public, and sparked a debate over morals, censorship, and sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on unpublished archives, private papers, and courtroom transcripts—and featuring an incredible cast including Queen Victoria, George Bernard Shaw, and London itself—\u003cem\u003eA Dirty, Filthy Book\u003c\/em\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\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343389806828,"sku":"9780753559932","price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7699083482456.jpg?v=1743994126","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-dirty-filthy-book-by-michael-meyer-9780753559932","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}