{"product_id":"9781526644992","title":"James and John: A True Story of Prejudice and Murder","description":"Author: Bryant, Chris\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526644992\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain's grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism'\u003c\/b\u003e RORY STEWART\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A shocking story of prejudice and injustice, told in meticulous detail' \u003c\/b\u003eKEIR STARMER\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewgate Prison, 1835. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pratt and John Smith. \u003c\/b\u003eBoth were convicted of homosexuality     'an unnatural offence'. Both would be hanged at the gallows. And yet the 1830s was a time of great reform, when capital punishment was in decline. Of the jailed men alongside them, why were James and John alone not spared?\u003cbr\u003eLabour MP and bestselling author Chris Bryant delves deep into the public archives, scouring poor law records, workhouse registers, prisoner calendars and private correspondence to recreate the lives of two men whose names are known to history     but whose story has been lost, until now.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An eye-opening portrait of Victorian injustice and hypocrisy' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With its courtroom denouement and Dickensian setting, TV commissioners should take note' \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An intricately detailed portrait of Regency England, roving from Newgate and the Old Bailey to servants' quarters' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47509053178014,"sku":"UBD-9781526644992","price":27.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526644992.jpg?v=1780640641","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526644992","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}