The collections
What I have done in the making of a book is nobody’s business. The rest is just waste paper. - Anthony Burgess
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation has an extensive library and archive of books, manuscripts, correspondence and photographs relating to Anthony Burgess and his work. We also have a wealth of audio and visual material, paintings, drawings, objects from his various houses and ephemera. Our Reading Room is open daily by appointment – please contact info@anthonyburgess.org or 0161 235 0776 to book your visit.
Click the links below or search the categories on the right to find out about what is here; and look in the blog for more.
Anthony Burgess: the Writer and His World. A new exhibition at the Burgess Foundation.
Details of the exhibition by its curator, Graham Foster. Opening 16 May 2013.
8th May 2013 , Collections entries , Highlights
The Quotable Burgess
Burgess and the art of quotation. By Graham Foster.
29th April 2013 , Collections entries , Inside Mr Enderby , Quotation
Burgess Foundation Podcast: Episode Three
The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast Episode Three: One Hand Clapping and Tremor of Intent.
22nd April 2013 , Collections entries , Highlights , One Hand Clapping , Podcast , Tremor of Intent
Burgess and American Literature: Part Two
Burgess and the American Counter-Culture. By Graham Foster.
18th April 2013 , Christopher Isherwood , Collections entries , Earthly Powers , James Baldwin , John Barth , William S. Burroughs
Culinary Burgess: From Gourmet to Gluttony
Burgess on the delights of food and drink. By Graham Foster.
9th April 2013 , A Dead Man in Deptford , Drink , Food and Drink , Tremor of Intent