Shakespeare

Even readers who have a good grasp of Shakespeare will find this biography a surprise and delight.

The Atlantic Monthly

"Animated by affection and an understanding of the creative imagination that only a creative writer can bring to bear."

Anthony Burgess(1917-1993) was the celebrated author of more than thirty novels, including A Clockwork Orange and Earthly Powers, and several highly regarded studies of the works of James Joyce (Re: Joyce, Joysprick, Here Comes Everybody) and of the English language itself. During his time in America, he was Visiting Fellow of Princeton University and a Distinguished Professor of City College, New York.