{"product_id":"the-nine-lives-of-annie-besant-the-astonishing-story-of-a-victorian-rebel-a-key-figure-in-india-s-national-movement-who-fought-for-women-s-rights-social-justice","title":"The Nine Lives of Annie Besant: The Astonishing Story of a Victorian Rebel | A Key Figure in India’s National Movement who Fought for Women’s Rights \u0026 Social Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paterson, Clare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin eBury Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 29-11-2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e On Thursday, 5 April 1877, thirty-year-old Annie Besant stood trial in London for daring to sell a small book on birth control―an act that shocked Victorian society and made her a household name. This was only the beginning of a lifetime spent defying authority.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBesant began as a devout Christian wife, only to renounce her faith and embrace atheism. She became a fiery socialist voice in the strikes and protests of the 1880s, then turned to Theosophy in search of spiritual truths. But it was in India that she found her greatest cause. Moving beyond religion and reform, she became a leader in the Indian movement for self-rule, edited nationalist newspapers, campaigned for self-rule and was even interned by the British government for her influence. To many Indians she was a heroine; to the colonial State, a dangerous agitator.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAnnie Besant’s life was extraordinary and full of contradictions: from politics to mysticism, from the London suburbs to the heart of India’s freedom struggle, from Christian piety to Theosophical priestesshood. The Nine Lives of Annie Besant tells the complete story of a woman who broke all the rules.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143478775\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin eBury Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50751335629104,"sku":"Prakash_9780143478775","price":400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/71iznusyqxL.jpg?v=1770648334","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/the-nine-lives-of-annie-besant-the-astonishing-story-of-a-victorian-rebel-a-key-figure-in-india-s-national-movement-who-fought-for-women-s-rights-social-justice","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}