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At 16, Lydia Bennet, married Mr Wickham. And not before time, everyone declared - for wicked Lydia had shared Wickham's bed without benefit of clergy. Some said she was born to be hanged. But - with a helping hand from the Duke of Wellington and royal friends - there was a more interesting fate in store for Lydia. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy fought against the rip tides of pride and prejudice to achieve happiness. For Lydia, at 16 the youngest of the Bennet sisters, there was no so such struggle -driven by passion she dived most willingly into Mr Wickham's bed. And Wickham was just the...

This book surveys the rich, colourful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, from outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares to twitching and shaking epidemics that became common in nineteenth century European schools, to more contemporary incidents of collapsing bands, itching frenzies, ghost panics and 'mystery' illnesses. Sociologist Robert Bartholomew and historian Robert Rickard trace mysterious outbreaks of strange behavior and illness in students through the centuries. From the possessed children who went into trance states and began to bark like dogs...

Soldier, journalist, and Soviet spy Robert S. Allen was a deeply controversial figure. In Forward with Patton, John Nelson Rickard presents a complete, annotated edition of Colonel Allen's World War II diary for 1944-1945. The entries reflect Allen's private thoughts on his experiences, provide insight into the Third Army, and survey the strengths and weaknesses of individual staff members.