| Mon | 9am – 5:30pm |
| Tue | 9am – 5:30pm |
| Wed | 9am – 5:30pm |
| Thu | 9am – 5:30pm |
| Fri | 9am – 5:30pm |
| Sat | 10am – 5pm |
| Sun | 12pm – 4pm |
Ask our staff anything about our shop or products, or share your feedback.
PublishedWh Allen, May 2025 |
ISBN9780753559949 |
FormatSoftcover, 400 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 13cm × 2.9cm |
An 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.
'Makes the case for Annie Besant as a truly eminent Victorian, as brilliant and fearless as she was beautiful' The Times
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 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.
A Dirty, Filthy Book 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.
