Re: A. Burgess (keeping a dictionary handy)

Sproutt18@aol.com
Sun, 29 Nov 1998 11:23:24 -0500 (EST)

When I read _A Clockwork Orange_ I ended up printing out a dictionary I found
on-line with all the slang words that Burgess used/made up in that book.  I
found it very helpful, and since I was doing a report on Burgess I ended up
using some of his slang in the writing of that paper.  The only other Burgess
book I have read is _The Doctor is Sick_.  It is also very interesting and
strange and twisted, but I reccomend it if you are looking for further Burgess
reading.  Also, if you read the American version of _A Clockwork Oragne_, it
was originally missing the 21st chapter and it has just recently been added.
This chapter shows the complete change of the main character.  However, the
movie was based on the 20 chapter book.

Becky