Anthony Burgess and Napoleon Bonaparte

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

Burgess and T.S. Eliot

Burgess’s literary and musical responses to the famous poet. By Andrew Biswell

The James Joyce pack of cards

Literary playing cards drawn by Anthony Burgess. By Anna Edwards

‘The true literary experience’: Anthony Burgess and Martin Bell

By Matthew Whittle

Anthony Burgess and Margaret Thatcher

‘A lady who chills the heart’. By Will Carr.

Josephine Baker’s Piano

The story of one of Burgess’s most prized possessions. By Graham Foster.

Military Burgess: The British Way and Purpose

The importance of Burgess’s army career for his fiction. By Graham Foster.

Anthony Burgess on Low-Life Language

Warning: contains swearing. By Will Carr.

The Earthly Powers manuscript

The fascinating typescript of Burgess’s epic novel. By Andrew Biswell.

Adrienne Rich, Anthony Burgess and the cockroaches

A seedy flat and literary revenge. By Andrew Biswell.

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