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.
Twanging Nonsense: Burgess on Pop Music
Burgess's vexed relationship with pop music. By Graham Foster.
20th March 2013 , A Clockwork Orange , Collections entries , Enderby Outside , Highlights , Music , The Beatles
Burgess Foundation Podcast: Episode One
Our first in a new series of podcasts: Burgess and Dystopia.
6th March 2013 , A Clockwork Orange , Collections entries , George Orwell , Highlights , Podcast , The British Way and Purpose
A Chockwork Orange, by Brentwood Brewing Company
A special beer for an extraordinary novel. By Will Carr.
4th October 2012 , A Clockwork Orange , Collections entries , Fifty Years of A Clockwork Orange , Food and drink , Highlights
A Clockwork Orange by Action to the Word (Pleasance Forth, Edinburgh Fringe Festival)
Review of a current production, by Russ Thorne
20th August 2012 , A Clockwork Orange , Collections entries
Fifty Years of A Clockwork Orange conference
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of Anthony Burgess’s A Clockwork Orange (1962), the International Anthony Burgess Foundation is organising a multi-disciplinary conference to examine its profound and enduring impact on literature, film, music, theatre and society.
5th April 2012 , A Clockwork Orange , Collections entries , Highlights