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May 15, 2022 | History
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Anthony Burgess' Best English-language novels since 1939

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The novels selected by Burgess in his book "Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939" (1984).

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  • Cover of: Party going

    First published in 1939 — 5 editions work
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  • Cover of: After Many a Summer

    Cover of edition aftermanysummer0000huxl_t4d0 Cover of edition aftermanysummerd00huxl First published in 1939 — 37 editions work
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  • Cover of: Finnegans Wake

    Cover of edition scribbledehobble0000joyc Cover of edition finneganswake0000joyc_k2y3 Cover of edition finneganswake0000joyc_u5d0 Cover of edition finneganswake00jame_0 Cover of edition finneganswake00joyc_0 Cover of edition finneganswake0000joyc Cover of edition finneganswake0000joyc_i7p0 Cover of edition finneganswake00joyc Cover of edition shorterfinnegans00joyc First published in 1928 — 128 editions work
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  • Cover of: At Swim-Two-Birds

    Cover of edition atswimtwobirdsobri00obri Cover of edition atswimtwobirds0000obri First published in 1939 — 30 editions work
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  • Cover of: The power and the glory

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  • Cover of: For Whom the Bell Tolls

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  • Cover of: Strangers and brothers.

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  • Cover of: The aerodrome

    Cover of edition aerodromelovesto0000warn First published in 1941 — 17 editions work
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  • Cover of: The horse's mouth: a novel

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  • Cover of: The Razor's Edge

    Cover of edition daofeng0000maug Cover of edition razorsedgenovel00maug Cover of edition razorsedgenovel0000maug Cover of edition razorsedge00maug_1 Cover of edition razorsedge00wsom Cover of edition razorsedge0000unse_e5j5 Cover of edition razorsedge00maug Cover of edition razorsedge0000unse Cover of edition razorsedge00maug_687 First published in 1944 — 118 editions work
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  • Cover of: Brideshead revisited: the sacred and profane memories of Captain Charles Ryder

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  • Cover of: Titus Groan

    Cover of edition titusgroan0000peak_w1z3 Cover of edition gormenghasttrilo00peak_906 First published in 1973 — 9 editions work
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  • Cover of: The victim: a novel

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  • Cover of: Under the volcano

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  • Cover of: The heart of the matter

    Cover of edition heartofmatter00gree_1 Cover of edition heartofmatter00grah Cover of edition heartofmatter0000gree_l7y3 Cover of edition heartofmatter00gree_0 First published in 1948 — 43 editions work
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  • Cover of: Ape and essence: a novel.

    Cover of edition apeessence0000huxl Cover of edition apeessence00huxl_0 Cover of edition apeessence00huxl Cover of edition apeessence0000huxl_f4q1 First published in 1948 — 32 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Naked and the Dead

    Cover of edition nakeddead0000mail Cover of edition nakeddead0000mail_f6s4 Cover of edition nakeddead0000mail_e4z4 Cover of edition nakeddead00mail_0 Cover of edition nakeddead00mail Cover of edition nakeddead00norm_868 First published in 1948 — 30 editions work
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  • Cover of: No highway

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  • Cover of: The Heat of the Day

    Cover of edition heatofday00bowe_1 Cover of edition heatofday00bowe Cover of edition heatofday00bowe_0 First published in 1949 — 22 editions work
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  • Cover of: 1984

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  • Cover of: Scenes from provincial life ; and, Scenes from metropolitan life

    First published in 1982 — 2 editions work
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  • Cover of: A dance to the music of time

    Cover of edition isbn_9780226677170_0 Cover of edition dancetomusicofti0000powe_u7z2 Cover of edition dancetomusicofti0000anth_l4c3 Cover of edition dancetomusicofti0000powe_u5r9 First published in 1951 — 22 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Catcher in the Rye

    Cover of edition catcherinrye0000jdsa_y8d1 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000jdsa_t7l8 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000jdsa_z8j4 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000jdsa Cover of edition catcherinrye0000unse_b5g6 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000sali_n9b1 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000unse_i5b4 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000unse_s3i1 Cover of edition catcherinrye0000unse_y3u2 First published in 1900 — 130 editions work
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  • Cover of: The dark lantern

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  • Cover of: The Caine mutiny

    Cover of edition cainemutiny0000herm Cover of edition cainemutiny00wouk Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00wouk Cover of edition cainemutiny00herm Cover of edition cainemutinycourt0000unse Cover of edition cainemutinywo00wouk Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00woukrich Cover of edition cainemutinynovel00wouk_1 First published in 1951 — 88 editions work
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  • Cover of: Invisible Man

    Cover of edition invisibleman00elli_1 Cover of edition invisiblemanurb00elli Cover of edition invisibleman00elli_2 Cover of edition invisibleman1995elli Cover of edition invisibleman00elli First published in 1952 — 58 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Old Man and the Sea

    Cover of edition noinkwapada0000hemi Cover of edition laorenyuhai0013unse Cover of edition laorenyuhai0000unse_b5n0 Cover of edition laorenyuhai0000haim_f3h4 Cover of edition laorenyuhai0000unse_z9h5 Cover of edition laorenyuhaioldma0000hemi Cover of edition laorenyuhaichatu0000hemi Cover of edition laorenyuhaioldma0000haim Cover of edition ernesthemingways0000roza First published in 1952 — 224 editions work
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  • Cover of: The groves of academe

    First published in 1951 — 11 editions work
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  • Cover of: Wise blood

    Cover of edition wiseblood00ocon_1 First published in 1952 — 18 editions work
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  • Cover of: Men at arms: a novel.

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  • Cover of: The long goodbye

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  • Cover of: Lucky Jim

    First published in 1954 — 1 edition work
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  • Cover of: Room at the top

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  • Cover of: The old men at the zoo.

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  • Cover of: The last gentleman

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  • Cover of: Absolute beginners

    First published in 1960 — 4 editions work
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  • Cover of: Mr. Love and Justice

    Cover of edition mrlovejustice0000unse Cover of edition mrlovejustice0000maci_n5a9 Cover of edition mrlovejustice00maci First published in 1960 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Assistant

    Cover of edition assistant00mala Cover of edition assistant00mala_2 First published in 1957 — 49 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Bell

    Cover of edition bellnovel00murd Cover of edition bellmurd00murd Cover of edition bell00murd Cover of edition bellpenguintwent00murd_168 First published in 1958 — 53 editions work
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  • Cover of: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    First published in 1958 — 16 editions work
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  • Cover of: The Once and Future King

    Cover of edition oncefutureking0000whit_q3x3 Cover of edition oncefutureking0000whit_v4z7 Cover of edition oncefutureking00whit_1 Cover of edition oncefutureking00thwh Cover of edition oncefutureking0000whit_p5i5 Cover of edition oncefutureking00whitrich Cover of edition oncefutureking00whit_0 Cover of edition oncefutureking00whit Cover of edition korolarturv2t00whit First published in 1939 — 81 editions work
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  • Cover of: The mansion

    Cover of edition mansion00faul Cover of edition mansion0000faul First published in 1959 — 26 editions work
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  • Cover of: Ian Fleming's goldfinger

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  • Cover of: Balkan trilogy

    Cover of edition balkantrilogy00mann Cover of edition balkantrilogy00oliv First published in 1981 — 10 editions work
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  • Cover of: The mighty and their fall

    First published in 1961 — 8 editions work
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  • Cover of: Catch-22

    Cover of edition diershiertiaojun0000hell Cover of edition trampa22catch22b0000jose Cover of edition josephhellerscat0000hell Cover of edition catch220000hell_u5k7 Cover of edition catch2201hell Cover of edition catch2200hell Cover of edition catch22novel00helle Cover of edition catch220000hell_k4a2 Cover of edition catch220000hell First published in 1961 — 134 editions work
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  • Cover of: The fox in the attic

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  • Cover of: Riders in the chariot

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  • Cover of: The old men at the zoo.

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  • Cover of: Another Country

    Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald_o3j9 Cover of edition anothercountr00bald Cover of edition anothercountry00bald Cover of edition anothercountry00bald_0 Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald Cover of edition anothercountry0000bald_d0x9 First published in 1962 — 43 editions work
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May 15, 2022 Edited by Mathew Syne Updated list.
May 15, 2022 Edited by Mathew Syne Updated list.
May 15, 2022 Edited by Mathew Syne Updated list.
November 19, 2020 Edited by Mathew Syne updated list seeds.
February 18, 2020 Created by Mathew Syne Created new list.