{"product_id":"2026200014940-secondhand-the-age-of-consent-victorian-prostitution-and-its-enemies","title":"The Age Of Consent: Victorian Prostitution And Its Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: good binding, clean pages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\n\nPearson'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203162185947,"sku":"2026200014940-SECONDHAND","price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b775d306-9c4c-4080-b9a8-e41ed77dd8a4.png?v=1788144796","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014940-secondhand-the-age-of-consent-victorian-prostitution-and-its-enemies","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}