{"product_id":"dirty-filthy-book","title":"Dirty Filthy Book By Meyer, Michael","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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\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.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57579412324734,"sku":"NW9780753559949","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780753559949.jpg?v=1783274342","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dirty-filthy-book","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}