{"product_id":"nether-world-by-drew-d-gray-9781789148541","title":"Nether World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new account of urban Victorian life told through the dubious day-to-day of London's police courts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNether World\u003c\/em\u003e presents a rich, often humorous glimpse into everyday life in Victorian London through a revealing account of nineteenth-century police courts. People of all classes brought complaints to this court about those who had hurt, abused, or stolen from them - drunks, pickpockets, wife-beaters, and fraudsters - who were each in their turn judged by magistrates wielding broad summary powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelving into underexamined court records and the pages of a fast-developing newspaper industry, Drew D. Gray offers a fresh description of a vibrant, ever-changing metropolis and considers ongoing issues such as poverty, homelessness, violence, substance abuse, prostitution and - of course - crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849587347692,"sku":"9781789148541","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/28014453482824.jpg?v=1759054650","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/nether-world-by-drew-d-gray-9781789148541","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}