Jack London: … (1903), White Fang (1906), and Burning Daylight (1910), in which he dramatized in turn atavism, adaptability, and the appeal of the wilderness, are outstanding. His short story “To Build a Fire” (1908), set in the Klondike, is a masterly depiction of humankind’s inability to overcome nature; it was reprinted in…

Elvis Presley: Marriage, reclusion at Graceland, and death: …last number one and “Burning Love” (1972) his final Top Ten entry. But, thanks to concerts, spectaculars best described by critic Jon Landau as an apotheosis of American musical comedy, he remained a big money earner. He now lacked the ambition and power of his early work, but that…

Burning Man, late-summer arts festival held annually at Black Rock City (a temporary, self-contained city set up every year especially for the event) in the Black Rock Desert, northwestern Nevada, U.S. Known for its carnivalesque atmosphere and the immersive experience it offers, Burning Man is a

Scone: A local curiosity is Mount Wingen, or Burning Mountain, 1,800 feet (550 metres) high; a cleft in its side emits smoke from an underground coal seam that has been smoldering for thousands of years, thought to have been originally ignited by a brushfire. Pop. (2006) urban centre, 4,624; (2011)…

Mao Chang: …dynasty (221–206 bc), a massive burning of books took place in which most copies of the Confucian classics were destroyed. After the founding of the Han dynasty (206 bc–ad 220), an intensive campaign was undertaken to replace the classics; older scholars who had memorized these works in their entirety provided…

La Quema del Diablo, annual festival celebrated throughout Guatemala on December 7, on the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8), a Roman Catholic holy day honoring the Virgin Mary. Marking the beginning of the Christmas season, the celebration centers on burning an effigy of

The Philadelphia Museum of Art Is Home to These 12 Notable Paintings: The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834 (1834–35): (Reg Grant) J.M.W. Turner is known as the great English Romantic painter and as one of the major fathers of modernist painting. His depiction of London’s Houses of Parliament in flames, inspired by real…

seraph, in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, celestial being variously described as having two or three pairs of wings and serving as a throne guardian of God. Often called the burning ones, seraphim in the Old Testament appear in the Temple vision of the prophet Isaiah as six-winged

Antonio Skármeta: He followed these with Ardiente paciencia, a novel that tells the story of an extraordinary friendship that develops between the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile, and his postman. Ardiente paciencia subsequently became Skármeta’s most popular work. It was translated into 20 languages and was adapted for the…

The Burning Plain, a collection of short stories, including the title story, by the Mexican author Juan Rulfo (1917–1986), published in 1953. The rainless, infertile Llano Grande, or Great Plain, in the west-central Mexican state of Jalisco frames these tales about the Mexican Revolution and the

Margaret Atwood: Other fiction and nonfiction works: …relationship to science fiction; and Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021 (2022), a collection of diverse writings as well as several speeches.

Raul Julia: …and in the made-for-TV film The Burning Season (1994) he starred as the martyred Brazilian labour leader and environmentalist Chico Mendes. Julia’s commanding presence, athleticism, and vitality were showcased in such stage productions as Betrayal (1980) and Arms and the Man (1985) and in such films as Eyes of Laura…

Dharmendra: Rise to superstardom and later decline: …’80s, including Dharam Veer (1977), The Burning Train (1980), Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987; “Humanity’s Enemy”), and Hukumat (1987; “Rule”). In the 1990s his career slumped, with a series of box-office disasters that coincided with the rising popularity of the three Khans (Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan). He…

Canadian literature: Fiction: George Bowering’s Burning Water (1980), which focuses on the 18th-century explorer George Vancouver, and Michael Ondaatje’s Coming Through Slaughter (1976), the story of the jazz musician Buddy Bolden, mingle history with autobiography in self-reflexive narratives that enact the process of writing. Ranging from 1920s Toronto (In the

William Gropper: …dominated works such as “Burning Wheat” (on the Depression agricultural program) and “The Shoemaker” (on the poverty of the working class). He later painted a mural at the Department of the Interior building in Washington, D.C.

pottery: Burnishing and polishing: When the clay used in early pottery was exceptionally fine, it was sometimes polished or burnished after firing. Such pottery—dating back to 6500 and 2000 bce—has been excavated in Turkey and the Banshan cemetery in Gansu province, China. Most Inca pottery is…

Burnley: Burnley, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, England, north of Greater Manchester. It is situated at the junction of the Rivers Burn and Calder.

Burnley, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Lancashire, England, north of Greater Manchester. It is situated at the junction of the Rivers Burn and Calder. In common with other towns of Lancashire, Burnley grew rapidly from the end of the 18th century with the

Heinrich Schliemann: Discovery of Troy: …1879 he was assisted by Émile Burnouf, a classical archaeologist, and by Rudolf Virchow, the famous German pathologist, who was also the founder of the German Society for Anthropology, Ethnology, and Prehistory. In his last two seasons Schliemann had the expert assistance of Wilhelm Dörpfeld, who was a practical architect…

Eugène Burnouf was a French Orientalist who acquainted Europe with the religious tenets and Old Iranian language of the Avesta, the ancient sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism. Burnouf’s father, Jean-Louis Burnouf (1775–1844), was a noted classical scholar who translated the works of Tacitus and

dress: The Middle East from the 6th century: A similar mantle was the burnous, a hooded garment also used for warmth day or night.

Burns, city, seat (1889) of Harney county, east-central Oregon, U.S., situated on the Silvies River. Bannock, Northern Paiute, and Shoshoni peoples once roamed the region. The settlement was built on a former cattle ranch and named for the Scottish poet Robert Burns. As the capital of a vast cattle

Burns metre, in poetry, a stanza often used by Robert Burns and other Scottish poets. The stanza consists of six lines rhyming aaabab of which the fourth and sixth are regularly iambic dimeters and the others iambic tetrameters, as in Burns’s Holy Willie’s

The Haggis! Burns Night in Scotland: Burns Night celebrations run the gamut from simple gatherings of friends to elaborate ceremonies. A piper may signal the start of proceedings, which soon give way to the Burns Supper. The star of the meal is haggis, Scotland’s national dish. Burns’s ode To a Haggis…

haggis: …ceremony, even bagpipes, particularly on Burns Night (held annually on January 25, Burns’s birthday) and Hogmanay, as the Scots call their New Year’s celebrations.

Alan Greenspan: Education and early career: …economist and future Fed chairman Arthur F. Burns. He met the polemical novelist Ayn Rand in 1952 and became a member of her inner circle, adopting her philosophy of radical self-interest and laissez-faire capitalism (see objectivism).

Milton Friedman: Early life and education: While at Rutgers he encountered Arthur Burns, then a new assistant professor of economics, whom Friedman ultimately regarded as his mentor and most important influence. Burns introduced him to Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics, and Friedman later would approvingly quote Marshall’s description of economics as “an engine for the discovery…

Lynyrd Skynyrd: …2001, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida), Bob Burns (b. November 24, 1950, Jacksonville—d. April 3, 2015, Cartersville, Georgia), and Artimus Pyle (b. July 15, 1948, Louisville, Kentucky).

Christy Turlington is an American fashion model best known as a face of the cosmetics company Maybelline and the Calvin Klein fashion house. Turlington appeared on more than 500 magazine covers and walked the runways for the world’s top fashion houses, including Chanel and Valentino. Turlington was

Eveline M. Burns was a British-born American economist and educator, best remembered for her role in creating U.S. social security policy and for her work to further public understanding of it. Eveline Richardson worked as an administrative assistant in Great Britain’s Ministry of Labour while

Eveline M. Burns was a British-born American economist and educator, best remembered for her role in creating U.S. social security policy and for her work to further public understanding of it. Eveline Richardson worked as an administrative assistant in Great Britain’s Ministry of Labour while

George Burns was an American comedian who—with his dry humour, gravelly voice, and ever-present cigar—was popular for more than 70 years in vaudeville, radio, film, and television. He was especially known as part of a popular comedy team with his wife, Gracie Allen. Burns began his career at age

Jesse Jackson was one of the most significant leaders of the 20th-century American civil rights movement, whose reputation as a peacemaker, troublemaker, groundbreaker, and iconoclast helped pave the way for the progressive policies of Barack Obama, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders in

Homer and Jethro: …Homer strumming the guitar and Jethro playing the mandolin, they performed on radio in Knoxville before becoming cast regulars in 1939 on the “Renfro Valley Barn Dance” radio program. The team broke up during World War II, but they reunited in 1945 and performed for a decade as regulars on…

Sir George Burns, Baronet: His eldest son and heir, John Burns (1829–1901), became head of the Cunard company in 1880 and was created Baron Inverclyde in 1897.

John Elliot Burns was a British labour leader and Socialist, the first person of working-class origin to enter a British cabinet (1905). Having begun work at the age of 10, Burns attended night school and read extensively. In 1883 he joined the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), which was at that

Ken Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and storyteller whose sweeping narrative approach and cinematic innovation led him to be hailed as the most accomplished documentary filmmaker of his generation. The scope of his work, which includes The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, and The American

Homer and Jethro: …Homer strumming the guitar and Jethro playing the mandolin, they performed on radio in Knoxville before becoming cast regulars in 1939 on the “Renfro Valley Barn Dance” radio program. The team broke up during World War II, but they reunited in 1945 and performed for a decade as regulars on…

Ken Burns is an American documentary filmmaker and storyteller whose sweeping narrative approach and cinematic innovation led him to be hailed as the most accomplished documentary filmmaker of his generation. The scope of his work, which includes The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, and The American

Lucy Burns was an American suffragist whose zealous political organizing and militant tactics helped forge support for a federal constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. Burns was the fourth of eight children. Fortunate to have a father who believed in educating children of

Lugenia Burns Hope was an American social reformer whose Neighborhood Union and other community service organizations improved the quality of life for blacks in Atlanta, Ga., and served as a model for the future Civil Rights Movement. Hope gained experience as an adolescent by working, often full

Robert Burns was the national poet of Scotland, who wrote lyrics and songs in Scots and in English. He was also famous for his amours and his rebellion against orthodox religion and morality. Burns’s father had come to Ayrshire from Kincardineshire in an endeavour to improve his fortunes, but,

Sir George Burns, Baronet was a Scottish shipping magnate and one of the founders of the Cunard Line. Burns was the son of a Glasgow clergyman. In partnership with a brother, James, he began as a Glasgow general merchant, and in 1824, in conjunction with a Liverpool partner, Hugh Matthie, he

Louis L’Amour was an American writer, best-selling author of more than 100 books, most of which were formula westerns that were highly popular because of their well-researched portrayals of frontier life. L’Amour, who left school at the age of 15, was a world traveler who mined in the West, sailed

Tommy Burns was a Canadian world heavyweight boxing champion from February 23, 1906, when he won a 20-round decision over Marvin Hart in Los Angeles, until December 26, 1908, when he lost to Jack Johnson in 14 rounds in Sydney, Australia. This victory made Johnson the first black fighter to hold

Ursula Burns is an American business executive who served as CEO (2009–16) and chairman (2010–17) of the international document-management and business-services company Xerox Corporation. She was the first African American woman to serve as CEO of a Fortune 500 company and the first female to

Gaston Means: …in New York City by William J. Burns, a former Secret Service agent. Means’s enthusiasm for unscrupulous but productive practices—such as breaking and entering, wiretapping, and extortion—soon earned him a prime place among Burns’s staff of investigators. Just prior to accepting that job, Means had inveigled his way into the…

Battle of Antietam: The battle for Burnside Bridge: Burnside, on the southern end of the Union lines, had received his orders late and acted on them later still. The battle was over on the Confederate right before Burnside fired a shot, and Lee was able to shift nearly all of his…

Burnside problem, in group theory (a branch of modern algebra), problem of determining if a finitely generated periodic group with each element of finite order must necessarily be a finite group. The problem was formulated by the English mathematician William Burnside in 1902. A finitely generated

Burnside problem, in group theory (a branch of modern algebra), problem of determining if a finitely generated periodic group with each element of finite order must necessarily be a finite group. The problem was formulated by the English mathematician William Burnside in 1902. A finitely generated

Ambrose Everett Burnside was a Union general in the American Civil War and originator in the United States of the fashion of side whiskers (later known as sideburns). Burnside, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. (1847), resigned his commission in 1853 and for the next five

Mississippi Delta blues: From World War II into the 21st century: …and the early 21st century—notably R.L. Burnside (1926–2005), David (“Junior”) Kimbrough (1930–98), and the North Mississippi Allstars—showed clear stylistic connections to the Delta tradition and, in the case of the latter group, updated this legacy with an intermixing of rock and informal jam band influences. Other contemporary artists to have…

Mississippi Delta blues: From World War II into the 21st century: …and the early 21st century—notably R.L. Burnside (1926–2005), David (“Junior”) Kimbrough (1930–98), and the North Mississippi Allstars—showed clear stylistic connections to the Delta tradition and, in the case of the latter group, updated this legacy with an intermixing of rock and informal jam band influences. Other contemporary artists to have…

Burnside problem: …formulated by the English mathematician William Burnside in 1902.

dress: The 19th century: …clean-shaven, were called burnsides or sideburns, after the U.S. Civil War general Ambrose Burnside. Other popular beard styles included the imperial, a small goatee named for Napoleon III, and the side-whiskers and drooping mustache known as the Franz Joseph in honour of the head of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After 1880…

Omar Sy: …vengeful chef in the comedy Burnt (2015), starring Bradley Cooper.

Njáls saga, one of the longest and generally considered the finest of the 13th-century Icelanders’ sagas. It presents the most comprehensive picture of Icelandic life in the heroic age and has a wide range of complex characters. The work has two heroes—Gunnar (Gunther) and Njáll. Gunnar is a brave,

Burnt Norton, poem by T.S. Eliot, the first of the four poems that make up The Four Quartets. “Burnt Norton” was published in Collected Poems 1909–1935 (1936); it then appeared in pamphlet form in 1941 and was published with the remaining three poems of the The Four Quartets in 1943. It is a

Donald Sutherland: His later films included The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019), about an art heist, and the horror thriller Alone (2020).

topaz: …topaz” is often known as Brazilian ruby, as is the very rare, natural red topaz. Cut topazes of large size are known, and it is said that the great “Braganza diamond” of Portugal is probably a topaz.

A Burnt-Out Case, novel by Graham Greene, published in 1961, that examines the possibility of redemption. The story opens as Querry, a European who has lost the ability to connect with emotion or spirituality, arrives at a church-run leprosarium in the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of

interior design: Space planning: …office design is known as office landscape (from the German word Bürolandschaft). Above, in Modes of composition, it was noted that the appearance of a “landscaped” space might seem chaotic. Actually, however, the system was developed in the 1960s by a German team of planning and management consultants who made…

small arm: The submachine gun: …way with the MP38 and MP40. Known to the Allies as “burp guns,” these weapons operated at 450 to 550 rounds per minute, the optimal rate for controlled fire. Also, they were fed by a box magazine, which did not jam as often as a drum, and had a wire…

small arm: The submachine gun: …led the way with the MP38 and MP40. Known to the Allies as “burp guns,” these weapons operated at 450 to 550 rounds per minute, the optimal rate for controlled fire. Also, they were fed by a box magazine, which did not jam as often as a drum, and had…

Rockford: Rockford museums include the Burpee Museum of Natural History, the Erlander Home (1871; a Swedish American museum), the Rockford Art Museum (the state’s largest art museum outside Chicago), the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, and the Midway Village and Museum Center (local history). Rockford Speedway hosts NASCAR automobile racing events.…

W. Atlee Burpee was an American seedsman who founded the world’s largest mail-order seed company. After completing two years at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Burpee borrowed $1,000 from his mother and set up a mail-order poultry business with a partner in 1876. Two years later he

W. Atlee Burpee was an American seedsman who founded the world’s largest mail-order seed company. After completing two years at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, Burpee borrowed $1,000 from his mother and set up a mail-order poultry business with a partner in 1876. Two years later he

burka, a loose outer garment worn primarily in public spaces by some Muslim women. It covers the body and face, usually incorporating a mesh panel through which the wearer can see. The burka comes in a variety of colours, but blue is the most common choice, and it often features embroidery on the

petroleum: Iraq, Kuwait, and Iran: …basin, including Kuwait’s field at Al-Burqān, which was discovered in 1938. Al-Burqān is the world’s second largest oil field, having originally contained 75 billion barrels of recoverable oil. Iraq possesses a significant potential for additional oil discoveries, primarily in its southwestern geographic region, where an estimated 45–100 billion barrels of…

bur oak, (Quercus macrocarpa), North American timber tree belonging to the white oak group, distributed primarily throughout the central United States. It has become a popular ornamental and shade tree in urban areas because of its resistance to insect and fungal attack, drought, and air pollution.

Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804) and whose turbulent political career ended with his arrest for treason in 1807. Burr, the son of Aaron Burr, Sr., and Esther Edwards, came from a prominent

Aaron Burr was the third vice president of the United States (1801–05), who killed his political rival, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel (1804) and whose turbulent political career ended with his arrest for treason in 1807. Burr, the son of Aaron Burr, Sr., and Esther Edwards, came from a prominent

Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2005). While still a child, Burr—who was an indirect relative of Aaron Burr, the third

Richard Burr is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2004 and represented North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2005). While still a child, Burr—who was an indirect relative of Aaron Burr, the third

covered bridge: …successful type was designed by Theodore Burr, of Torrington, Connecticut, combining a Palladio truss with an arch. Numerous Town and Burr designs remained standing throughout North America into the late 20th century, some dating back to the early 19th century.

Burr-Hamilton duel, duel fought between U.S. Vice Pres. Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, former first secretary of the U.S. Treasury, on July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey, that resulted in the death of Hamilton the following day. The two men had long been political rivals, but the immediate

Australia: The Precambrian: The early Adelaidean Callanna and Burra groups are confined to troughs faulted down into basement. A sheet of sedimentary deposits at the base of the Callanna group was cut by faults into rift valleys that filled with basic volcanic rocks and evaporitic sediment and carbonate rock. The succeeding Burra group…

Lake Burragorang, major reservoir for Sydney, east-central New South Wales, Australia. The lake fills the Burragorang Valley, a gorge carved by the Coxs and Wollondilly rivers, which merge there to form the Warragamba, a tributary of the Hawkesbury. With a surface area of about 34 square miles (88

marsupial: Classification: Family Burramyidae (pygmy possums)5 species in 2 genera. Primarily arboreal, mouse- to squirrel-sized. Family Vombatidae (wombats)3 species in 2 genera. Related to the koala (family Phascolarctidae).Family Acrobatidae

Burrard Inlet, eastern arm of the Strait of Georgia, extending 23 miles (37 km) in an easterly direction into southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It varies from 1 to 4 miles in width and forms Vancouver Harbour, one of the best natural harbours on the Pacific coast of North America. Vancouver

Orkney Islands: The small islands of Burray and South Ronaldsay, to the south of East Mainland, are now joined to it by causeways constructed during World War II to prevent enemy submarines from entering the naval base at Scapa Flow. The second largest of the Orkney Islands, Hoy, lies south of…

reed: Bur reed (Sparganium) and reed mace (Typha) are plants of other families.

Modern Family: …married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell). Claire is a stay-at-home mother who, like her brother Mitchell, is somewhat uptight, while Phil is a goofy real estate agent and amateur magician who thinks he’s a “cool dad.” Claire and Phil are raising their three children together: Haley Dunphy (Sarah Hyland),…

Clare: The Burren is a distinctive region of almost horizontal limestone slabs and little vegetation; along the coast is a limestone pavement area. The vegetation of the Burren comprises an unusual mixture of north and south European and alpine plants. The Burren plateau has a stony, desertlike…

Alberto Burri was an Italian artist known for his adventurous use of new materials. Burri was trained as a physician and began to paint only in 1944, while in a prisoner-of-war camp in Texas. About 1946 he moved to Rome and began to paint seriously. His early works—rags splashed in red paint to

Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.

Roland Burris is an American Democratic politician who was the first African American elected to statewide office in Illinois. His appointment as U.S. senator (2009–10) to fill the seat vacated by Pres. Barack Obama made him the fourth African American to serve in the Senate since Reconstruction.

burrito, a common cylindrical food item of Mexican and American origin consisting of a tortilla wrapped around a mixed filling of such ingredients as meat, cheese, beans, and vegetables. The burrito differs from the taco in that the circular tortilla in the latter case is simply folded, not

Usk, town, present and historic county of Monmouthshire, southeastern Wales. It lies along the River Usk, 20 miles (32 km) from its Bristol Channel mouth. The town was settled first by Celts and then by Romans, who called it Burrium. A Norman castle was built in the 12th century but was partially

donkey, (Equus asinus), domestic ass belonging to the horse family, Equidae, and descended from the African wild ass (Equus africanus). It is known to have been used as a beast of burden since 4000 bce. The average donkey stands 101.6 cm (40 inches) at the shoulder and weighs about 250 kg (551

burro-fat, (species Cleome isomeris), shrub or small tree of the Cleome genus (of the family Cleomaceae, which is closely related to the mustard family, Brassicaceae), native to southwestern North America, with showy spikes of yellow flowers and gray-green foliage. Burro-fat, up to 3 metres (10

William Seward Burroughs: In 1905 the Burroughs Adding Machine Company was organized in Michigan as successor to the American Arithmometer Company. His grandson, American author William S. Burroughs, was named after him.

William Seward Burroughs: In 1905 the Burroughs Adding Machine Company was organized in Michigan as successor to the American Arithmometer Company. His grandson, American author William S. Burroughs, was named after him.

Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American novelist whose Tarzan stories created a folk hero known around the world. Burroughs, the son of a wealthy businessman, was educated at private schools in Chicago, at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts (from which he was expelled), and at

Salem witch trials: The trials: George Burroughs, who had served as a minister in Salem Village from 1680 to 1683, was summoned from his new home in Maine and accused of being the witches’ ringleader. He too was convicted and, along with four others, was hanged on August 19. As…

John Burroughs was an American essayist and naturalist who lived and wrote after the manner of Henry David Thoreau, studying and celebrating nature. In his earlier years Burroughs worked as a teacher and a farmer and for nine years as a clerk in the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C. In 1867 he

William S. Burroughs was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. His sexual explicitness (he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual) and the frankness with which he dealt with his experiences as a drug