Anthony Burgess’s ship’s library

An exploration of an unusual part of the book collection at the Burgess Foundation. By Anna Edwards

‘Manchester Made Me: Anthony Burgess and Manchester’

Our new exhibition at the Central Library opens.

Anthony Burgess and Molly Bloom: a reconstructed radio talk

The discovery of a previously unknown text by Burgess about his favourite novel, James Joyce’s Ulysses.

Anthony Burgess and Sylvia Plath

Burgess’s 1963 review of The Bell Jar.

Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism: the judges

Kate Mosse, Alexandra Harris and Ruth Scurr join the panel.

Anthony Burgess and Napoleon Bonaparte

An exhibition to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. By Will Carr

Enjoying William Walton

New discoveries about Burgess and William Walton.

Larry Adler and Anthony Burgess’s harmonica

A new addition to the Burgess Foundation’s collections. By Anna Edwards.

Shahidha Bari: On The National Theatre’s ‘Medea’

The winning entry in the 2015 Observer / Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism.

Liam O’Brien: Let’s Get Sickening – ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

The runner-up in the 2015 Observer/Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism.

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