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A dirty, filthy book : sex, scandal, and one woman's fight in the Victorian trial of the century / Michael Meyer.

This book tells the story of the 1877 trial of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh. They were arrested and tried for violating the Obscene Publications Act when they republished a pamphlet (The Fruits of Philosophy by Charles Knowlton) about human reproduction and methods of contraception. Forty-five...

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Main Author: Meyer, Michael, 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK : WH Allen, 2024.
Subjects:
Besant, Annie, > 1847-1933 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Bradlaugh, Charles, > 1833-1891 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Trials (Obscenity) > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Women social reformers > Great Britain > Biography.
Feminists > Great Britain > Biography.
Birth control > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Birth control.
Réformatrices sociales > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Féministes > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Régulation des naissances.
Procès (Obscénité) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Régulation des naissances > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Society.

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Call Number: KD372.B7 M49 2024
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