Anthony Burgess had an immense literary output. The bibliography below includes all of his works published in book-length form and some of the works of other writers whom he edited (such as Joyce and Maugham), but does not include his uncollected writings; nor does it identify all the introductions and prefaces he contributed to other writers' works. Also, in most cases this listing only identifies British first editions; American first editions were usually published after the British ones, and are only included here if the title was different from the British version. In most cases, subsequent editions of Burgess's works are also not listed, unless, as is the case with the Malayan Trilogy (1964) or The Complete Enderby (1995), the new edition assumes a different form from the original. For a more complete bibliography of Burgess's writings, please refer to the bibliographic sources provided at the end of this section.
- Time for a Tiger, London, Heinemann (1956)
- The Enemy in the Blanket, London, Heinemann (1958)
- Beds in the East, London, Heinemann (1959)
- The Doctor is Sick, London, Heinemann (1960)
- The Right to an Answer, London, Heinemann (1960)
- One Hand Clapping (as Joseph Kell), London, Peter Davies (1961)
- Devil of a State, London, Heinemann (1961)
- The Worm and the Ring, London, Heinemann (1961)
- A Clockwork Orange, London, Heinemann (1962)
- The Wanting Seed, London, Heinemann (1962)
- Inside Mr. Enderby (as Joseph Kells), London, Heinemann (1963)
- Honey for the Bears, London, Heinemann (1963)
- The Eve of Saint Venus, Illustrated by Edward Pagram, London, Sidgwick & Jackson (1964)
- Malayan Trilogy (as John Burgess Wilson), London, Heinemann (1964); as The Long Day Wanes: A MalayanTrilogy, as Anthony Burgess, New York, Norton (1964). Comprises Time for a Tiger, The Enemy in the Blanket, and Beds in the East
- Nothing Like the Sun, London, Heinemann (1964)
- A Vision of Battlements, Illustrated by Edward Pagram, London, Sidgwick & Jackson (1965)
- A Tremor of Intent, London, Heinemann (1966) [subtitled 'An Eschatological Spy Story' in the US (New York, Norton, 1966)]
- Enderby Outside, London, Heinemann (1968)
- MF, London, Cape (1971)
- Napoleon Symphony, London, Cape (1974)
- A Clockwork Testament, or Enderby’s End London, Hart - Davies, MacGibbon (1974)
- Moses: A Narrative, London, Dempsey & Squires (1976)
- A Long Trip to Teatime, London, Dempsey & Squires (1976)
- Beard’s Roman Women: A Novel, New York, McGraw - Hill (1976), London, Hutchinson (1976)
- ABBA ABBA, London, Faber & Faber (1977)
- A Christmas Recipe, Illustrated by Fulvio Testa, Verona, Plain Wrapper Press (1977)
- Will and Testament: A Fragment of Biography, Screenprints by Joe Tilson, Verona, Plain Wrapper Press (1977)
- 1985, London Hutchinson (1978)
- The Land Where The Ice Cream Grows, Illustrated by Fulvio Testa, with text by Burgess, London, Benn (1979)
- Earthy Powers, London, Hutchinson (1980)
- On Going To Bed, London, Deutsch (1982)
- End of the World News: An Entertainment, London, Hutchinson (1982)
- Enderby’s Dark Lady or No End to Enderby, London, Hutchinson (1984)
- Kingdom of the Wicked, London, Hutchinson (1985)
- The Pianoplayer, London, Hutchinson (1986)
- A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music Based on His Novella of the Same Name, London, Hutchinson (1987)
- Any Old Iron, London, Hutchinson (1989)
- The Devil's Mode: Stories, London, Hutchinson (1989)
- A Clockwork Orange 2004, Anthony Burgess & Ron Daniels, London, Hutchinson (1990)
- Mozart and the Wolf Gang, London, Hutchinson (1991)
- A Dead Man in Deptford, London, Hutchinson (1993)
- Future Imperfect, [a compilation of The Wanting Seed and 1985 with new introductions by Burgess], London, Vintage (1994)
- Byrne: A Novel, London, Hutchinson (1995)
- The Complete Enderby [a compilation of the four Enderby novels: Inside Mr Enderby; Enderby Outside; A Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End; Enderby's Dark Lady, or, No End to Enderby] London, Penguin (1995) London, Vintage (2002)
- A Clockwork Orange: A Play with Music3rd Edition, Including facsimiles of Burgess's music, London, Methuen (1998)
- Revolutionary Sonnets and Other Poems, Ed. Kevin Jackson, manchester, Caranet (2002)
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- The New Aristocrats, Michel de Saint - Pierre. Translated by Burgess with Llewela Burgess, London, Gollancz(1962)
- Olive Trees of Justice, Jean Pelegri. Translated by Burgess with Lynn Wilson, London, Sedgwick & Jackson (1962)
- The Man Who Robbed Poor Boxes, Jean Servin. Translated by Burgess, London, Gollancz(1965)
- A Shorter "Finnegans Wake", James Joyce. Edited by Burgess, London, Faber & Faber (1966)
- Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmund Rostand. Translated by Burgess, New York, Knopf (1971)
- Oedipus the King, Sophocles. Translated by Burgess, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press (1972)
- Cavalier of the Rose, (1982) (based on libretto by Hofmannstahl, music by Richard Strauss).
- Cyrano de Bergerac, by Edmund Rostand (secind translation by Burgess) London, Hutchinson (1985); new edition, London, Nick Hern Books (1991)
- Oberon Old and New, London, Hutchinson (1985) includes Oberon: A Fantastic Opera, by Carl Maria Von Weber with libretto by Burgess, and Oberon: A Romantic and Fairy Opera in Three Acts, by Weber with libretto by James Robinson Planché originnaly published in 1826).
- Carmen: An Opera in Four Acts, music by Georges Bizet, libretto by H. Meilhac and L.Halévy, based on the story by Prosper Merimée. Translated by Burgess, London, Hutchinson. (1986)
- Chatsky (or The Importance of Being Stupid): A Verse Comedy in Four Acts. Translated and adaptation of Alexander Griboyedov's Gore ot uma. London, Almeida Theatre (1993)
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- English Literature: A Survey for Students. As John Burgess Wilson, London, Longmans, Green (1958)
- The Novel To-day, London: Published for the British Council and the National Book League by Longmans, Green (1963)
- Language Made Plain. London: English Universities Press, (1964); revised and expanded edition, London: Fontana, (1975). First edition dedicated to Peter Green; second to Liana Burgess.
- Here Comes Everybody: An Introduction to James Joyce for the Ordinary Reader. London: Faber & Faber, (1965). As Re Joyce, New York: Norton, (1965)
- The Coaching Days of England: Containing an Account of Whatever Was Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance and Curiosity in the Time of the Coaches of England, Comprehending the Year 1750 until 1850, together with a Historical Commentary by Anthony Burgess, and in Addition Decorated and Illustrated with a Great Number of Drawings, Prints, Views in Perspective Gathered for Purpose of this Work. London: Elek, (1966)
- The Age of the Grand Tour, Containing Sketches of the Manners, Society and Customs of France, Flanders, the United Provinces, Germany, Switzerland and Italy in the Letters, Journals and Writings of the Most Celebrated Voyages between the Years 1720 and 1820; with Descriptions of the Most Illustrious Antiquities and Curiosities in These Countries, together with the Story of Such Traffic by Anthony Burgess and an Appreciation of the Art of Europe in the Eighteenth Century by Francis Haskell. London: Elek, 1966.
- The Novel Now: A Student’s Guide to Contemporary Fiction. London: Faber & Faber, (1967); London: Faber, (1971).
- Urgent Copy: Literary Studies. London: Cape, (1968)
- Maugham's Malaysian Stories. W. Somerset Maugham. Edited by Anthony Burgess. Kuala Lumpur: Heinemann Educational (Asia), (1969).
- Shakespeare. London: Cape, (1970).
- Joysprick: An Introduction to the Language of James Joyce. London: Deutsch, (1973).
- Obscenity and the Arts. Valletta: Malta Library Association, (1973).
- New York. Amsterdam: Time-life International, (1976).
- Ernest Hemingway and His World. London: Thames & Hudson, (1978).
- Man of Nazareth. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979; London: Magnum/Methuen, (1980).
- Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939: A Personal Choice. London: Allsion & Busby, (1984).
- Flame into Being: The Life and Work of D.H. Lawrence. London: Heinemann, (1985).
- Blooms of Dublin: A Musical Play Based on James Joyces’ Ulysses. London: Hutchison, (1986).
- Homage to Qwert Yuiop: Essays. London: Hutchison, 1986. Published as But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen? Homage to Qwert Yuiop, and Other Writings. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1986).
- Little Wilson and Big God: Being the First Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess. London: Heinemann, (1987); New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1987).
- You’ve Had Your Time: Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony Burgess. London: Heinemann, (1990).
- A Mouthful of Air: Language, and Languages, Especially English. New York: Morrow: (1992).
- One Man's Chorus: The Uncollected Writings. Selected and Introduced by Ben Forkner. New York: Carroll & Graf, (1998).
- Rencontre au Sommet. Dialogue between Anthony Burgess and Isaac Bashevis Singer. Translated into French by Lili Sztajn. Paris: Arte/Mille et Une Nuits, (1998). [Complete 87-page transcript of television program first broadcast in Sweden, (1985).]
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- Monitor: Silence, Exile and Cunning. Directed by Christopher Burstall. BBC Television (1965).
- Moses - the Lawgiver. Directed by Gianfranco DeBosio. ITV (1974).
- Jesus of Nazareth. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. (1977).
- Celebration: Burgess in Manchester. Granada Television (1980)
- Writers and Places: A Kind of Failure. Directed by David Wallace. BBC Television (1981).
- Quest for Fire. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. International Cinema Productions/20th Century Fox. (1982). (Burgess developed the languages for the Neolithic tribes)
- AD. Directed by Stuart Cooper. Ten-hour TV miniseries. (1985) (Burgess wrote the script and also contributed to the musical score)
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This section lists only the recordings commercially available on Caedmon Records. Other non-commercial recordings exist - see, for instance, the British Library Sound Archives, which contain a number of Burgess readings and interviews.
- Anthony Burgess reads from The Eve of Saint Venus and Nothing Like the Sun. Caedmon, 1974. TC 1442.
- [Burgess reads extracts from] A Clockwork Orange. Caedmon, 1973. TC 1417.
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Burgess Biographies & Criticism
- Aggeler, Geoffrey. Anthony Burgess: The Artist as Novelist.
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Alabama Press, 1979. - Aggeler, Geoffrey, Ed. Critical Essays on Anthony Burgess. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986.
- Bloom, Harold, Ed. Anthony Burgess: Modern Critical Views. New York: Chelsea House, 1987.
- Coale, Samuel. Anthony Burgess. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1981.
- DeVitis, A.A. Anthony Burgess. New York: Twayne, 1972.
- Dix, Carole. Anthony Burgess. Edited by Ian Scott-Kilvert. Harlow: Longman for the British Council. 1971.
- Farkas, A. I. Will's Son and Jake's Peer: Anthony Burgess's Joycean Negotiations. Budapest: Akadémikiai Kiadó, 2002.
- Ghosh-Schellhorn, Martine. Anthony Burgess: A Study in Character. Frankfurt/M and New York: Peter Lang, 1986.
- Lewis, Roger. Anthony Burgess: A Life. London: Faber, 2002.
- Matthews, Richard. The Clockwork Universe of Anthony Burgess. Popular Writers of today Vol. 19. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo Press, 1978.
- Modern Fiction Studies, 27. 3 (Autumn 1981). Special Issue on Anthony Burgess, edited by Samuel Coale.
- Morris, Robert K. The Consolations of Ambiguity: An Essay on the Novels of Anthony Burgess. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1971.
- Stinson, John J. Anthony Burgess Revisited. Boston, MA: Twayne, 1991.
- Upcoming: Andrew Biswell is completing a new biography of Burgess to be published by Picador in late 2004.
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- Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 14, British Novelists since 1960 (1983).
- Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 194, British Novelists since 1960, Second Series (1998).
- Boytinck, Paul W. Anthony Burgess: An Annotated Bibliography and Reference Guide. New York: Garland, 1985.
- Boytinck, Paul W. Anthony Burgess: An Enumerative Bibliography with Selected Annotations. Norwood, PA: Norwood Editions, 1974.
- Brewer, Jeutonne. Anthony Burgess: A Bibliography. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow P, 1980.