{"product_id":"a-dirty-filthy-book","title":"A Dirty, Filthy Book Sex, Scandal, and One Woman's Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003e Annie 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Dirty, Filthy Book\u003c\/i\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.","brand":"WH Allen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521767620833,"sku":null,"price":489.3,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/9033\/0593\/files\/7699253482456.jpg?v=1764169642","url":"https:\/\/perfectbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dirty-filthy-book","provider":"PERFECT BOOK HOUSE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}