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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Authentic Texts)

257 reviews
Oscar Wilde

Penguin Books Ltd, 1991

Beautiful and witty
This is a beautiful and witty tale about a depraved man. His ugly soul is mirrored by his ever-changing portrait while he retains his youthful visage. Suspenseful throughout. A classic.

Cyrano de Bergerac: by Edmund Rostand translated by Anthony Burgess

11 reviews
Edmund Rostand

Applause Books, 2000

An exquisite tragi-comedy
If there's one thing that has me miffed, it's those ridiculous academic critiques of this play. Yes, it's unrealistic, yes, it's energetic to the point of insanity, yes, the character of Cyrano is particularly vulnerable to the ridiculous Freudian analyses that Lit. professors are obsessed with. But the essence of this work, what makes it breathe, are the very qualities so mocked by elitists: its ...

A Clockwork Orange

618 reviews
Anthony Burgess

W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1988

Fantastic novel
A Clockwork Orange is a great read for anyone interested in a unique and compelling story of a personal battle of a violent teen with his surroundings and inner-conscience. A Clockwork Orange draws in the simple reader with its raw brutality and violence and leaves them greatly affected with the social implications of this literary masterpiece. Regarding the Russian-English slang spoken by ...

Oedipus the King. (Minnesota Drama Editions)

18 reviews
Anthony Burgess

University of Minnesota Press, 1972

Naxos recording perhaps a bit too modern
The only budget series of audio books and recorded drama comes from Naxos. One of their more recent entries is a very modern version of Sophocles' in a translation by Duncan Steen. In fact, some might find it a little too modern with its use of idiomatic expressions such as "You can't pin that on me"--which might be taken as an ironic reference to the final horrible deed of the hero. But when ...

The Best Short Stories of J. G. Ballard

7 reviews
J. G. Ballard

Picador, 2001

Some of the best short fiction
This is some of the best short fiction ever written. A friend of mine lent me this book. I've read a lot more J.G Ballard because I loved this book so much, but have not enjoyed Ballards other work as much. Most of the stories deal with mans struggle to cope - with technolgy, with fear, with relationships with change etc. There's a few dud stories but most are home runs.

Bach, Beethoven and the Boys - Tenth Anniversary Edition!: Music History As It Ought To Be Taught

19 reviews
David W. Barber

Sound And Vision, 1996

This is a book of HUMOR!
Um . . . this is a book of humor, not a book on music history. Well, maybe you have to be a music teacher who has struggled with teaching music history to 12-year-olds who are forced to be in your class to fully appreciate it all. I thought it was hilarious, but then, music teachers who have 2000 students a week think nearly anything is hilarious. Go elsewhere for accuracy or historical facts, ...

The Wanting Seed
Anthony Burgess

Ballantine, 1970

A scathing novel about the problems with overpopulation.

A Clockwork Orange

1 review
Anthony Burgess

Ballantine Books, 1971

A clockwork orange
Exelent, one of the best books ever written. Anthony Burgess goes into the mind of the juvenile delinquent so vividly. great vilin to hero story.

The Aerodrome (20th Century Classics)
Rex Warner

Oxford University Press, USA, 1982

THE AERODROME was first published in 1941, a time of enormous peril in Britain. Understandably it took a while for the book to catch on. But when it took root, it flowered mightily. To this day it receives praise not only for its inherent drama and excitement, but for its political and human statements as well. THE AERODROME is an allegory that pits the order and ruthlessness of a military organization against the sensible muddle of a ...

Re Joyce

6 reviews
Anthony Burgess

W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

ReJoyce fair readers, for your guide to the labrynth is here
Without a doubt, an attempt to read the works of James Joyce, one of the most demanding authors to live (and one of the best as well) comes with no small amount of trepidation. But thankfully, the Joycian disciple Anthony Burgess has written the book for both the neophyte and the seasoned lover of Joyce's work. ReJoyce features pretty much all that is needed to tackle his canon. The ...

Tremor of Intent

1 review
Anthony Burgess

Ballantine Books, 1969

a damn decent read...
i hate giving huge descriptions about books and how the characters are and the problems of the book. to put it simply if you like anthony burgess and you like spy stories with a great ending then pick this book up. the history and development of the main characters was probably one of the most interesting aspects of the book. the two main characters are spies and one of them has left the side of ...

A Dead Man in Deptford (Burgess, Anthony)

16 reviews
Anthony Burgess

Da Capo Press, 2003

Stick With It, It's Worth It
While some have said this is a difficult book (and I must admit I felt that way at first) if you relax and stick with it you'll find that it will begin to flow very smoothly. Burgess takes us into the mind of Marlowe; his images are vivid. There were many passages that I had to reread, not because they were difficult, but because they were so beautiful. Sir Walter Raleigh introducing Kit to ...

Earthly Powers

30 reviews
Anthony burgess

Simon & Schuster, 1980

Serious comedy
Burgess's best novel. Food for the gods: watch as Toomey's memory exfoliates in hideous comedy through the demented twentieth century. Love, music, movies, linguistics, James Joyce, Nazis, Dante, & Shakespeare. An incredible cast.

A Clockwork Orange CD

1 review
Anthony Burgess

Caedmon, 2007

Better than reading the book!
Tom Hollander who reads this book does a wonderful job. The slang that is used non-stop in this book can sometimes be hard to follow, but to have Tom, with an English accent read through these funny descriptive terms just makes the book. His voice acting just adds an extra dimension to the text that is enjoyable. I really can't say enough about the voice acting, it is top notch! Now the book ...

The Doctor is Sick

7 reviews
Anthony Burgess

Penguin Books, 1972

Humanity is Sick
Anthony Burgess (the late), author of many books including, "A Clockwork Orange," brings another masterful piece of literature to the English language. "The Doctor is Sick," showcases Burgess tallents as a linguistic master with a control of and look at the English language in its many forms. Burgess' use of the English language as a plot moving device is at the same level of pure genius that it ...

Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life (Norton Paperback Fiction)

5 reviews
Anthony Burgess

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Nothing Like The Sun
Anthony Burgess's "Nothing Like The Sun" is a linguistic marvel. It is a philosophically oppressive look at William Shakespeare's foray into literature and the world. Starting in the small 'borough' of Stratford, WS (as he is called) is an apprentice leather craftsman. He spends his days and nights dreaming of plays, gentility, and idealistic love. Most of the novel shows WS trying to figure ...

The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy (The Norton Library)

8 reviews
Anthony Burgess

W. W. Norton & Company, 1993

A Must Have for Ex-pats and Students of Asian Affairs
This ranks as one of the funniest books ever written, while being at the same time a social history of Malaysia, or Malaya as it was known under British Rule. The first book of the trilogy deals with the last days of British colonialism (hence the title "The Long Day Wanes") through the misadventures of a remittance man named Nabby Adams, a civil servant, his wife, household staff, and local ...

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