insect: Types of metamorphosis: …hemimetabolous, are said to undergo incomplete metamorphosis. The higher orders of insects, including Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Coleoptera (beetles), Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees), Diptera (true flies), and several others, are called holometabolous because larvae are totally unlike adults. These larvae undergo a series of molts with little change in…

William Byrd: Life: …masses and two books of Gradualia (1605 and 1607), he attempted to single-handedly provide a basic liturgical repertory, comprising music for the Ordinary (i.e., the unvarying parts of the mass) and for the Proper (i.e., the parts of the mass that vary according to the day or the feast) of…

dinosaur: The asteroid theory: …land dwellers, however, suggests a gradual rather than a sudden decline in dinosaurian diversity (and possibly abundance). Alterations in terrestrial life seem to be best accounted for by environmental factors, such as the consequences of seafloor spreading and continental drift, resulting in continental fragmentation, climatic deterioration, increased seasonality, and perhaps…

philosophy of mind: The need for nontendentious evidence: …Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), which are regularly administered to high school and college students in the United States. Here the standardization consists of the fact that both the question sheets and the answer sheets are prepared so as to be physically type-identical—i.e., the question sheets…

The Graduate, novel by American writer Charles Webb, that was published in 1963 and was adapted as a 1967 film. The film became an enduring classic and won its director an Academy Award. The Graduate, Webb’s most successful novel, is so much eclipsed by the movie (starring Anne Bancroft and Dustin

The Graduate, American dark comedy film, released in 1967, that made Dustin Hoffman a star and featured a hit sound track by the singing duo Simon and Garfunkel. The film’s groundbreaking portrayal of postgraduate malaise and the alienation of the generation then coming of age made it an unexpected

Populist Movement: …unlimited coinage of silver), a graduated income tax, government ownership of the railroads, a tariff for revenue only, the direct election of U.S. senators, and other measures designed to strengthen political democracy and give farmers economic parity with business and industry.

Ismāʿīl al-Azharī: …al-Azharī became president of the Graduates’ General Congress in 1940. At first the Congress was concerned primarily with educational and social reforms, but it later opposed British administration of the Sudan and instead supported the Sudan’s union with Egypt. In 1943, following a split within the Congress, al-Azharī organized the…

Takashi Murakami: for Kanye West’s 2007 album, Graduation; made art with fashion designer Virgil Abloh (2018); animated and directed one of Billie Eilish’s videos for the song “You Should See Me in a Crown” (2019); and designed the album artwork for reggaeton musician J Balvin’s 2020 album, Colores.

May is graduation season. Caps and gowns, ceremonies and send-offs—and, just beneath it all, new money challenges. Whether it’s a new job, a relocation, or just a new routine, graduation affects the entire family, not just the one getting the diploma. But the season isn’t just about new grads.

gradus, a dictionary of Greek or Latin prosody and poetic phrases used as an aid in the writing of verse in Greek or Latin. The term is derived from the Gradus ad Parnassum (“A Step to Parnassus”), a 17th-century prosody dictionary long used in British

Johann Joseph Fux: …book Gradus ad Parnassum (1725; Steps to Parnassus) attempted to systematize contrapuntal practices. It was long the standard textbook on counterpoint and was studied by Wolfgang A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn, and other 18th-century composers.

Muzio Clementi: …celebrated studies for piano, the Gradus ad Parnassum (1817; “Steps Toward Parnassus”). His own contributions to the development of piano technique coincided with the period of the new instrument’s first popularity and did much to establish the lines on which piano playing was to develop; important traces of his influence…

Tempe: … (1885), whose campus contains the Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. After World War II Tempe experienced marked residential and economic growth with light-industrial development. The city’s economic activities, once centred on agriculture (through the Salt River Irrigation Project), now are based on manufacturing, trade, and high-tech…

Henry Woodfin Grady was an American journalist and orator who helped bring about industrial development in the South, especially through Northern investments, after the Reconstruction period (1865–77). In 1876 Grady became a special reporter in Georgia for The New York Herald, and three years later

Carl Graebe was a German organic chemist who, assisted by Carl Liebermann, synthesized (1868) the orange-red dye alizarin, which quickly supplanted the natural dye madder in the textile industry. A graduate of the University of Heidelberg, Graebe was a lecturer-assistant to Robert Wilhelm Bunsen.

Fritz Graebner was a German ethnologist who advanced the theory of the Kulturkreise, or culture complex, which postulated diffusions of primitive culture spheres derived from a single archaic type. His scheme launched the culture-historical school of ethnology in Europe and stimulated much field

Fritz Graebner was a German ethnologist who advanced the theory of the Kulturkreise, or culture complex, which postulated diffusions of primitive culture spheres derived from a single archaic type. His scheme launched the culture-historical school of ethnology in Europe and stimulated much field

Graeco Roman Museum, museum of Greek and Roman antiquities in Alexandria, Egypt, that was founded in 1892. It is housed in a Greek Revival-style building that opened in 1895 and that was expanded in subsequent decades. The museum contains material found in Alexandria itself; Ptolemaic and Roman

human evolution: Background and beginnings in the Miocene: Graecopithecus lived in northern and southern Greece about 9 mya, at roughly the same time as Samburupithecus in northern Kenya. Sahelanthropus inhabited Chad between 7 and 6 million years ago. Orrorin was from central Kenya 6 mya. Among these, the most likely ancestor of great…

Elizabeth Graeme Fergusson was an early American writer, perhaps best remembered for her personal correspondence, journal, and salons and for her incongruously pro-British actions during the American Revolution. Elizabeth Graeme grew up in a wealthy and influential family at a country estate,

Leif Erikson: According to the Grænlendinga saga (“Saga of the Greenlanders”) in the Flateyjarbók (“Book of the Flat Islands”), considered by many scholars to be more reliable in some aspects than Eiríks saga rauða, Leif learned of the new land to the west from the Icelander Bjarni Herjólfsson, who had…

Heinrich Graetz was a German author of a major history of the Jews that became the first standard work in the field. Greatly influenced by his studies with the renowned scholar Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, Graetz became a teacher at the Breslau (now Wrocław, Pol.) seminary in 1854. The seminary

Graf Spee, German pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. The Graf Spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles (20,000 km). After sinking several merchant ships in the Atlantic, the Graf Spee was sighted on Dec. 13, 1939,

zeppelin: …two most famous were the Graf Zeppelin, completed in September 1928, and the giant Hindenburg, first flown in 1936. The Graf Zeppelin inaugurated transatlantic flight service, and by the time of its decommissioning in 1937 had made 590 flights, including 144 ocean crossings, and had flown more than 1.6 million…

Oskar Maria Graf was a German regional novelist and poet known for novels and sketches of Bavarian peasant life, such as Kalender-Geschichten, 2 vol. (1929, rev. 1957; “Calendar Stories”). Graf’s writing is marked by frank realism and by his own socialist and pacifist beliefs, but these are

Steffi Graf is a German tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1980s and ’90s, winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Graf began playing tennis with the encouragement of her father, who became her coach. At age 13 she became the second youngest player ever to earn an international

Steffi Graf is a German tennis player who dominated women’s tennis in the late 1980s and ’90s, winning 22 Grand Slam singles titles. Graf began playing tennis with the encouragement of her father, who became her coach. At age 13 she became the second youngest player ever to earn an international

Urs Graf was a Swiss draftsman, engraver, and goldsmith, known for his drawings, woodcuts, and etchings. The son of a goldsmith, Hugo Graf, he probably studied first under his father and later at Basel, following the style of Albrecht Dürer and of Dürer’s assistant, the German painter and draftsman

White Rose: …the group’s founding members—Hans Scholl, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorell—were medical students at the University of Munich. While on the Eastern Front, the trio observed the murder of Jewish civilians by SS troops. When they returned to Munich, the three joined with other students—including Hans’s sister Sophie—to discuss their opposition…

Albrecht von Gräfe: …his description (1864) of “Gräfe’s sign” for exophthalmic goitre—failure of the upper eyelid to follow the eyeball when looking downward. Among his writings is Handbuch der gesammten Augenheilkunde, 7 vol. (1874–80; “Manual of Comprehensive Ophthalmology”).

Albrecht von Gräfe was a German eye surgeon, considered the founder of modern ophthalmology. Albrecht was the son of Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, a noted surgeon who was a pioneer in early German plastic surgery. The creator of one of Europe’s leading eye clinics (1850), Albrecht was the first to

Albrecht von Gräfe was a German eye surgeon, considered the founder of modern ophthalmology. Albrecht was the son of Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe, a noted surgeon who was a pioneer in early German plastic surgery. The creator of one of Europe’s leading eye clinics (1850), Albrecht was the first to

Karl Ferdinand von Gräfe was a German surgeon who helped to create modern plastic surgery. A superintendent of German military hospitals during the Napoleonic Wars (1800–15), he also served as professor of surgery and director of the surgical clinic at the University of Berlin (1810–40). He

Old National Gallery: Caroline Bardua, Emma Körner, and Anton Graff. Examples of Romantic art include a number of paintings by the German master Caspar David Friedrich, as well as portraits by Philipp Otto Runge. The gallery’s collection of Impressionist paintings includes the work of Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

graffiti, form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Although the common image of graffiti is a stylistic symbol or phrase spray-painted on a wall by a member of a street gang, some graffiti is not gang-related.

Chris Brown: Assault charges: Brown’s third album, Graffiti, debuted in December that year. Reviews seemed somewhat polarized over his musical expression of his turbulent relationship with Rihanna and its aftermath, and the album did not sell as well as his first two releases. However, two years later Brown rebounded with the album…

Keith Urban: Marriage to Nicole Kidman and later albums: >Graffiti U (2018), and The Speed of Now Part 1 (2020).

graffiti, form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Although the common image of graffiti is a stylistic symbol or phrase spray-painted on a wall by a member of a street gang, some graffiti is not gang-related.

Ida, countess von Hahn-Hahn: The best of her novels, Gräfin Faustine (1841; “Countess Faustine”), deals with the “freedom of feeling” associated with the Young Germany movement that strongly influenced her. Her style was parodied by a rival, Fanny Lewald, in Diogena (1847). In 1850 Countess von Hahn-Hahn converted to Roman Catholicism and began publishing…

neuroplasticity: Types of cortical neuroplasticity: American neuroscientist Jordan Grafman has identified four other types of neuroplasticity, known as homologous area adaptation, compensatory masquerade, cross-modal reassignment, and map expansion.

Gillis Grafström was a Swedish figure skater who won three Olympic gold medals and one silver medal. Considered one of the best skaters of compulsory figures, he was drawn to the sport’s artistic precision rather than the challenges of competition. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on figure

graft, in horticulture, the joining together of plant parts by means of tissue regeneration. Grafting is the act of placing a portion of one plant (bud or scion) into or on a stem, root, or branch of another (stock) in such a way that a union will be formed and the partners will continue to grow.

transplant, in medicine, a section of tissue or a complete organ that is removed from its original natural site and transferred to a new position in the same person or in a separate individual. The term, like the synonym graft, was borrowed from horticulture. Both words imply that success will

chimera: …a bud that in plant grafting appears at the junction of the scion and stock and contains tissues of both plants. Although such chimeras appeared adventitiously in times past, they were first seriously studied by the German botanist Hans Winkler in 1907. In his first experiments, black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)…

graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), condition that occurs following a bone marrow transplant, in which cells in the donor marrow (the graft) attack tissues of the recipient (the host). This attack is mediated by T cells, a type of white blood cell normally occurring in the human body and therefore

graft, in horticulture, the joining together of plant parts by means of tissue regeneration. Grafting is the act of placing a portion of one plant (bud or scion) into or on a stem, root, or branch of another (stock) in such a way that a union will be formed and the partners will continue to grow.

Grafton, county, western New Hampshire, U.S. It is bounded to the west by Vermont (the Connecticut River constituting the entire border) and consists of a mountainous region, with the White Mountains and a large portion of White Mountain National Forest occupying the northeastern part of the

Grafton, city, seat (1878) of Taylor county, northern West Virginia, U.S., on the Tygart Valley River, north of Tygart Lake. Settled in 1852 by construction crews of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, it is thought to be named for the “graftin’ on” (junction) point for branch rail lines. It was

Grafton, city and port, northeastern New South Wales, eastern Australia. It is located approximately 40 miles (65 km) from the mouth of the Clarence River (and its port at the Pacific Ocean, Yamba), in the North Coast district. The site was first settled in 1838 by lumbermen who sought to exploit

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara: …founders (1978) of the firm Grafton Architects, are known for structures that are at once understated and complex, historical and modern, generous toward their users, and considerate of the environment. The pair had been collaborating for more than 40 years when they received the Pritzker Prize in 2020, the first…

Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd duke of Grafton was the 3rd duke of Grafton and a British prime minister (1768–70). He was a prominent figure in the period of the American Revolutionary War. Grandson of the 2nd duke, Charles Fitzroy (1683–1757), and great-grandson of the 1st, he was educated at

Henry Fitzroy, 1st duke of Grafton was the first duke of Grafton and the second illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. After some initial hesitation he was officially recognized and became “the most popular and most able of the sons of Charles II.” He

Henry Fitzroy, 1st duke of Grafton was the first duke of Grafton and the second illegitimate son of Charles II of England by Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. After some initial hesitation he was officially recognized and became “the most popular and most able of the sons of Charles II.” He

Richard Grafton was an English chronicler and printer of the Great Bible (1539) and the first and second Book of Common Prayer. In 1553 he printed Lady Jane Grey’s proclamation that made her titular queen, signing himself as the queen’s printer. The author of several books on English history,

Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer known for her novels about the resilient, doggedly independent private detective Kinsey Millhone. The alphabetically titled series began with A Is for Alibi (1982). Grafton was the younger of two daughters born to a bond attorney—and sometime novelist—and

Sue Grafton was an American mystery writer known for her novels about the resilient, doggedly independent private detective Kinsey Millhone. The alphabetically titled series began with A Is for Alibi (1982). Grafton was the younger of two daughters born to a bond attorney—and sometime novelist—and

Melanesian languages: …and New Ireland; Yabêm and Graged, lingua francas of the Lutheran Mission in the Madang region of Papua New Guinea; and Mota, a widely used lingua franca and literary language of the Melanesian Mission in northern Melanesia in the 19th century.

graham cracker, wheat cracker lightly sweetened with honey and sometimes flavored with cinnamon and produced in a variety of shapes and sizes. The graham cracker derives its name from the eccentric American clergyman and health reformer Sylvester Graham, who is also associated with the

flour: …wheat flours generally available includes whole wheat, or graham, flour, made from the entire wheat kernel and often unbleached; gluten flour, a starch-free, high-protein, whole wheat flour; all-purpose flour, refined (separated from bran and germ), bleached or unbleached, and suitable for any recipe not requiring a special flour; cake flour,…

Haida Gwaii: …two largest of the islands, Graham and Moresby, are irregular in shape and rise to nearly 4,000 feet (1,200 metres). The rugged islands have mild winters because of warm ocean currents. Naikoon Provincial Park occupies the northeastern corner of Graham Island. In 1988 the southern half of Moresby Island became…

Antarctic Peninsula, peninsula claimed by the United Kingdom, Chile, and Argentina. It forms an 800-mile (1,300-km) northward extension of Antarctica toward the southern tip of South America. The peninsula is ice-covered and mountainous, the highest point being Mount Jackson at 10,446 feet (3,184

Antonine Wall, Roman frontier barrier in Britain, extending about 36.5 miles (58.5 km) across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. The wall was built in the years after ad 142 on the orders of the emperor Antoninus Pius by the Roman army under the command of the governor Lollius

Thomas Graham: He developed “Graham’s law” of the diffusion rate of gases and also found that the relative rates of the effusion of gases are comparable to the diffusion rates. From examining the diffusion of one liquid into another, he divided particles into two classes—crystalloids, such as common salt,…

Thomas Graham: He developed “Graham’s law” of the diffusion rate of gases and also found that the relative rates of the effusion of gases are comparable to the diffusion rates. From examining the diffusion of one liquid into another, he divided particles into two classes—crystalloids, such as common salt,…

gas: Effusion: …temperature and is known as Graham’s law of effusion. It can be used to measure molecular weights, to measure the vapour pressure of a material with a low vapour pressure, or to calculate the rate of evaporation of molecules from a liquid or solid surface.

Rufus Wilmot Griswold: …with Edgar Allan Poe on Graham’s Magazine and succeeded him as assistant editor (1842–43).

Merchandise Mart: History: …the Chicago architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst & White under chief architect Alfred P. Shaw. Construction began on Aug. 16, 1928, and the building opened on May 5, 1930. The Mart housed Field’s wholesale showrooms and manufacturing facilities and leased floor space to retail tenants. Amenities included restaurants, parking…

Drake is a Canadian rap musician who first gained fame as an actor on the acclaimed TV teenage drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and went on to have a successful and influential music career. His trademark sound, which combines singing and lyrical rapping and juxtaposes braggadocio with

rock festival: Origins: …Francisco Mime Troupe organized by Bill Graham. Because by the mid-1960s most rock performers were self-contained acts, these festivals differed from earlier phenomena such as Dick Clark’s Cavalcade of Stars, which generally presented a series of solo singers or vocal groups who worked with a single backing band.

Billy Graham was an American evangelist whose large-scale preaching missions, known as crusades, and friendship with numerous U.S. presidents brought him to international prominence. The son of a prosperous dairy farmer, Billy Graham grew up in rural North Carolina. In 1934, while attending a

Bob Graham is an Australian author, illustrator, and creator of picture books for children. Graham received several awards for his illustrations and books. Graham was born in 1942 in Sydney and grew up in Beverly Hills, a suburb of Sydney, with his parents, sister, grandmother, and a pet dog named

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: The influence of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Architects Bruce Graham and Walter Netsch created the groundbreaking design for the Inland Steel Building (1958) in Chicago. The building was conceived as two towers: the first, an elegant 19-story office tower with a green-tinted glass curtain wall framed by stainless steel beams (appropriate for a…

Catharine Macaulay was a British historian and radical political writer. She was privately educated, and her readings in Greek and Roman history inculcated in her an enthusiasm for libertarian and republican ideals. Following her marriage to the Scottish physician George Macaulay in 1760, she began

Dan Graham was an American artist whose work addressed such notions as the dual role of the viewer (or audience) as both perceiver and perceived. To that end, he employed performance art, mirrors, video art, architecture, and other media to examine aspects of the human gaze and the individual’s

Elizabeth Arden was a Canadian-born American businesswoman who developed a successful line of cosmetics and a chain of beauty salons and spas. Florence Graham briefly pursued nurse’s training, worked as a secretary, and held various other jobs before moving from Canada to New York City about 1908.

George Graham was an eminent English watchmaker and scientific instrument maker. Graham was apprenticed to a London watchmaker and came to the notice of the renowned watchmaker Thomas Tompion. After completing his apprenticeship, Graham joined Tompion’s business, becoming his partner and successor

Isabella Marshall Graham was a Scottish-American educator and philanthropist who was principal in founding one of the earliest relief societies in the United States to provide assistance to the poor. Isabella Marshall grew up in Elderslie, near Paisley, Scotland, in a religious family and received

James Graham, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish general who won a series of spectacular victories in Scotland for King Charles I of Great Britain during the English Civil Wars. Montrose inherited the earldom of Montrose from his father in 1626 and was educated at St. Andrews

Willem de Kooning: Early life and work: …artist, connoisseur, and art critic John Graham and the painter Arshile Gorky. Gorky became one of de Kooning’s closest friends.

Jorie Graham is an American poet whose abstract intellectual verse is known for its visual imagery, complex metaphors, and philosophical content. Graham grew up in France and Italy. After attending the Sorbonne, she continued her education at New York University (B.F.A., 1973) and at the University

Katharine Graham was an American business executive who owned and published various news publications, most notably The Washington Post, which she transformed into one of the leading newspapers in the United States. She was especially known for supporting the Post’s investigation into the Watergate

bass: Larry Graham (b. 1946): Often credited with inventing the slap bass technique, Graham’s playing with Sly and the Family Stone and Graham Central Station helped define funk bass. Carol Kaye (b. 1935): Kaye is one of the most recorded bassists in history, having played on…

Lindsey Graham is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and began representing South Carolina the following year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2003). Graham’s parents owned a pool hall, bar, and liquor store in Central,

Lindsey Graham is an American politician who was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and began representing South Carolina the following year. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–2003). Graham’s parents owned a pool hall, bar, and liquor store in Central,

Martha Graham was an influential American dancer, teacher, and choreographer of modern dance whose ballets and other works were intended to “reveal the inner man.” Over more than 50 years she created more than 180 works, from solos to large-scale works, in most of which she herself danced. She gave

Otto Graham was an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player and coach best remembered as the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns during a 10-year period in which they won 105 games, lost 17, and tied 5 in regular-season play and won 7 of 10 championship games. Graham was an

Otto Graham was an American collegiate and professional gridiron football player and coach best remembered as the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns during a 10-year period in which they won 105 games, lost 17, and tied 5 in regular-season play and won 7 of 10 championship games. Graham was an

The Washington Post: A family affair: …paper over to his son-in-law Philip L. Graham in 1946, and Graham continued to expand and refine it.

Bob Graham is an Australian author, illustrator, and creator of picture books for children. Graham received several awards for his illustrations and books. Graham was born in 1942 in Sydney and grew up in Beverly Hills, a suburb of Sydney, with his parents, sister, grandmother, and a pet dog named

Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet was a British politician, confidant and adviser of prime minister Sir Robert Peel, and the leading Peelite in the House of Commons after Peel’s death (1850). Graham was a member of the House of Commons from 1826 until his death. He was originally an advanced liberal

Sylvester Graham was an American clergyman whose advocacy of a health regimen emphasizing temperance and vegetarianism found lasting expression in the graham cracker, a household commodity in which lay the origin of the modern breakfast-cereal industry. After working at a variety of odd jobs,

Thomas Graham was a British chemist often referred to as “the father of colloid chemistry.” Educated in Scotland, Graham persisted in becoming a chemist, though his father disapproved and withdrew his support. He then made his living by writing and teaching. He was a professor at a school in

Himalayas: Study and exploration: …the 1880s with the Briton W.W. Graham, who claimed to have climbed several peaks in 1883. Though his reports were received with skepticism, they did spark interest in the Himalayas among other European climbers. In the early 20th century the number of mountaineering expeditions increased markedly to the Karakoram Range…

Billy Graham was an American evangelist whose large-scale preaching missions, known as crusades, and friendship with numerous U.S. presidents brought him to international prominence. The son of a prosperous dairy farmer, Billy Graham grew up in rural North Carolina. In 1934, while attending a

Winston Graham was an English author whose mysteries and historical novels feature suspenseful plots that often hinge on the discovery of past events. The subjects of Graham’s crime stories are usually ordinary people and amateur detectives who face moral quandaries. The title character and

Winston Graham was an English author whose mysteries and historical novels feature suspenseful plots that often hinge on the discovery of past events. The subjects of Graham’s crime stories are usually ordinary people and amateur detectives who face moral quandaries. The title character and

The Big Heat: …enjoys considerable screen chemistry with Gloria Grahame as the ill-treated mob moll. Lee Marvin makes an early screen appearance as a sadistic gangster.

Kenneth Grahame was a British author of The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the classics of children’s literature. Its animal characters—principally Mole, Rat, Badger, and Toad—combine captivating human traits with authentic animal habits. It is a story that adults have enjoyed as much as

Claude Grahame-White was an English aviator who played a seminal role in early British aviation. (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.) Educated at Bedford in engineering, Grahame-White owned one of the first gasoline-driven motorcars in England and worked at a