{"product_id":"a-dirty-filthy-book-by-michael-meyer-9780753559949","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\u003e\u003cem\u003eMakes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e — The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\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 crime of publishing a birth control pamphlet. Remarkably, Annie is defending herself against obscenity charges 45 years before women can practice law in England. At a time when women were expected to be obedient, Annie's fearless voice was a sensation and spotlighted issues of sex, censorship, and morality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Dirty, Filthy Book\u003c\/em\u003e tells the gripping story of a little-known pioneer who refused to accept the role that the establishment assigned her, and chose instead to resist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46653320724716,"sku":"9780753559949","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7699253482456.jpg?v=1752455758","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-dirty-filthy-book-by-michael-meyer-9780753559949","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}