Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
"A dirty, filthy book." The writings of Charles Knowlton and Annie Besant on reproductive physiology and birth control and an account of the Bradlaugh-Besant trial, by S. Chandrasekhar. With the definitive texts of Fruits of Philosophy by Charles Knowlton, The Law of Population by Annie Besant, Theosophy and the Law of Population by Annie Besant.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1989.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #7044 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9211 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-dirty-filthy-book-the-writings-of-charles-knowlton-and-annie-besant-on-reproductive-physiology-and-birth-control-and-an-account-of-the-bradlaughbesant-trial-by-s-chandrasekhar-with-the-definitive-texts-of-fruits-of-philosophy-by-charles-knowlton-the-law-of-population-by-annie-besant-theosophy-and-the-law-of-population-by-annie-besant |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Berkeley, CA