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Examines how portrayals of families in Hardy's novels are used to comment on the socio-historical changes in Victorian England.

The people who are interviewed in this book live on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv in the Western Galilee of Israel, as does the author. This kibbutz is just a few kilometers south of the Lebanese border. During the Second Lebanon War, which lasted just 33 days, dozen of katyusha rockets rained down on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. The families refused to move and exemplified the unwavering spirit of the Israeli people as they faced an unceasing barrage of missiles.

The people who are interviewed in this book live on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv in the Western Galilee of Israel, as does the author. This kibbutz is just a few kilometers south of the Lebanese border. During the Second Lebanon War, which lasted just 33 days, dozen of katyusha rockets rained down on Kibbutz Gesher Haziv. The families refused to move and exemplified the unwavering spirit of the Israeli people as they faced an unceasing barrage of missiles.

Examines how portrayals of families in Hardy's novels are used to comment on the socio-historical changes in Victorian England.

The mysterious world of secret intelligence is often seen in an heroic and romantic light -- a world of spies playing dice with death, scientists deciphering codes, and martyrs suffering pain to avoid betrayal. But what was this world really like for those who chose to be a part of it? These short portraits, selected from the 3Dict. of National Biography2 provide a fascinating peek into real lives from worlds of secret intelligence. Entries include: Benedict Ginsburg on Edith Cavell; Christopher Andrew on Sir Mansfield Cumming; Frank Longford on Eamon de Valera; Sidney Lee on Guy Fawkes; Peter Wilkinson on Sir Colin Gubbins; Robert Cecil on Donald Maclean; Nigel Clive on Kim1 Philby; William Carr on Arthur Thistlewood; and John Hamilton on William Windham.