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The Doctor Is Sick (1960)
by Anthony Burgess
"Fine, sly, rich comedy. . . "— The New York Times Book Review Dr. Edwin Spindrift has been sent home from Burma with a brain tumor. Closer to words than to people, his sense of reality is further altered by his condition. When he escapes from the hospital the night before his surgery,... (learn more about this book)
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The Long Day Wanes: A Malayan Trilogy: Book 1Time for a Tiger (1956)
by Anthony Burgess
While fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, Shandy's landing of a tiger shark lands him and his friend in the thick of a dangerous adventure. Inside the shark is an electronic sensor that emits signals whose origins the United States government is searching for. After being enticed aboard an... (learn more about this book)
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1898)
by Edmond Rostand
Rostand's masterpiece-and the ultimate triumph of the great French romantic tradition-is the magnificent hero-for-all-seasons, Cyrano de Bergerac. (learn more about this book)
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A Mouthful of Air: Language, Languages...Especially English
by Anthony Burgess
The author of more than 50 books--including the classic A Clockwork Orange--presents a fascinating survey of language: how it reached its present situation; how it operates now; and how it will develop in the future. Anthony Burgess covers everything from Shakespeare's pronunciation, to the... (learn more about this book)
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Childhood (Penguin 60s S.)
by Anthony Burgess
This is one in a series of "Penguin 60s" biography titles. (learn more about this book)
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The Devil's Mode
by Anthony Burgess
The prolific author's first collection of short stories is a bonbon assortment, a mix of imaginary historical tales and fictional travel pieces. In the most daring story, William Shakespeare, visiting Spain with his troupe, meets an aged, raging Cervantes. In another, French poet Stephane... (learn more about this book)
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Honey for the Bears
by Anthony Burgess
"There are so few genuinely entertaining novels around that we ought to cheer whenever one turns up. Continuous, fizzing energy. . . .Honey for the Bears is a triumph."—Kingsley Amis, New York Times A sharply written satire, Honey for the Bears sends an unassuming antiques dealer, Paul... (learn more about this book)
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Shakespeare
by Anthony Burgess
Like Burgess's early novel, Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life, this equally delightful factual treatment of what we know of the Bard combines Burgess's stimulating erudition and his well-informed imagination. The result is at once a speculative biography, a theatrical... (learn more about this book)
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