The Age Of Consent: Victorian Prostitution And Its Enemies
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: good binding, clean pages.
In the gaslit shadows of Victorian England, a brutal social crisis festered beneath the veneer of imperial respectability — one that The Age of Consent: Victorian Prostitution and Its Enemies brings into unflinching, vivid relief. Michael Pearson chronicles the widespread exploitation of women and children in 19th-century Britain, mapping the networks of poverty, moral hypocrisy, and institutional failure that allowed prostitution to thrive on an industrial scale, while detailing the fierce crusaders — reformers, journalists, and activists — who dared to challenge the establishment and demand legislative change. Pearson's narrative draws on rich historical evidence to reconstruct a pivotal chapter in British social history, illustrating how the campaign to raise the age of consent became a lightning rod for debates about class, gender, power, and the very soul of a supposedly civilised nation. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, blending the rigour of serious scholarship with the propulsive energy of a social thriller. The result is a work that not only illuminates a forgotten struggle but compels the reader to ask how much, truly, has changed.
Author: Michael Pearson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, David & Charles, Newton Abbot
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: good binding, clean pages.
In the gaslit shadows of Victorian England, a brutal social crisis festered beneath the veneer of imperial respectability — one that The Age of Consent: Victorian Prostitution and Its Enemies brings into unflinching, vivid relief. Michael Pearson chronicles the widespread exploitation of women and children in 19th-century Britain, mapping the networks of poverty, moral hypocrisy, and institutional failure that allowed prostitution to thrive on an industrial scale, while detailing the fierce crusaders — reformers, journalists, and activists — who dared to challenge the establishment and demand legislative change. Pearson's narrative draws on rich historical evidence to reconstruct a pivotal chapter in British social history, illustrating how the campaign to raise the age of consent became a lightning rod for debates about class, gender, power, and the very soul of a supposedly civilised nation. His prose is authoritative yet accessible, blending the rigour of serious scholarship with the propulsive energy of a social thriller. The result is a work that not only illuminates a forgotten struggle but compels the reader to ask how much, truly, has changed.