The Black Prince

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This series consists of a draft chronology for the novel and papers relating to a proposed screenplay.

Administrative / Biographical History

In c.1968, Burgess was commissioned by Michael Holden to write a screenplay about Edward of Woodstock, the eldest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, also known as the Black Prince.

Burgess also considered writing a novel about the Black Prince, with a proposed title of "Black Prince and Fair Maid".

Related Material

See also The Black Prince, a novel by Adam Roberts, adapted from an original script by Anthony Burgess. (Published by Unbound in 2018)

Personal Names

Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376); son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, also known as the Black Prince

Archive Record|Table of contents

Personal archive and library of Anthony BurgessAB

Personal, literary, music and business papers of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH

Literary papers and music written or adapted by Burgess, or by Burgess in collaboration with another author.AB/ARCH/A

Outline of a new opera buffa (comic opera) by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/1

1789: An Opera Libretto by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/2

Outline for a proposed film, set in Malaysia, to be called Up Like ThunderAB/ARCH/A/3

Outline of a proposed novel by Burgess, titled The Mafia Tree, "Based on True Historical Facts Concerning the Origins of the Mafia Obtained from Public Archives in Palermo, Sicily."AB/ARCH/A/4

Shah: Outline of a three-part fictional television series by Burgess set in Iran, beginning with the Anglo-Soviet invasion of 1941 and ending in 1980.AB/ARCH/A/5

Samson and Dalila: a screenplay by Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/6

Original film scenario, "2078...L'Effet Vivaldi" by Mario Christian Sygala and Jacques Moscato, with notes on an English translation by Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/7

Fragment of an unidentified script by Burgess about Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII.AB/ARCH/A/8

Notes towards A Shorter Ulysses, Burgess's abridged version of James Joyce's novel (with commentary).AB/ARCH/A/9

File relating to a pack of 52 playing cards, created by Burgess ‘in homage to James Joyce’ as part of a potential commercial venture with Rosa FantosAB/ARCH/A/11

Tarot pack designed by Burgess, based on his knowledge of The Tarot of the Bohemians by 'Papus'.AB/ARCH/A/12

File containing Burgess's notes towards a slang dictionary; specifically, words beginning with A, B and ZAB/ARCH/A/13

ABBA ABBAAB/ARCH/A/ABB

A.D. (Anno Domini)AB/ARCH/A/ANN

Any Old IronAB/ARCH/A/ANY

AttilaAB/ARCH/A/ATT

Beard's Roman WomenAB/ARCH/A/BEA

Cyrano de BergeracAB/ARCH/A/BER

The Black PrinceAB/ARCH/A/BLA

Blest Pair of Sirens: Some Thoughts on Literature and Music (published as This Man and Music)AB/ARCH/A/BLE

Blooms of DublinAB/ARCH/A/BLO

The Brain KillersAB/ARCH/A/BRA

ByrneAB/ARCH/A/BYR

Chatsky, or the Importance of Being StupidAB/ARCH/A/CHA

The Childhood of Christ, or 'Enfance du Christ'AB/ARCH/A/CHI

A Clockwork OrangeAB/ARCH/A/CLO

Cyrano, the musicalAB/ARCH/A/CYR

The Doctor is SickAB/ARCH/A/DOC

Earthly PowersAB/ARCH/A/EAR

1985AB/ARCH/A/EIG

EnderbyAB/ARCH/A/END

Les Enfants du Paradis, or Children of ParadiseAB/ARCH/A/ENF

English Literature: A Survey for StudentsAB/ARCH/A/ENG

Articles and short essaysAB/ARCH/A/ESS

The Eve of St VenusAB/ARCH/A/EVE

Sir John Falstaff va alla guerra, or Sir John Falstaff goes to war.AB/ARCH/A/FAL

Il Fascistibile, or How to Become a FascistAB/ARCH/A/FAS

ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/GUL

Ernest Hemingway and his worldAB/ARCH/A/HEM

Homage to Qwert YuiopAB/ARCH/A/HOM

Joysprick, an introduction to the language of James Joyce.AB/ARCH/A/JOY

The Kingdom of the WickedAB/ARCH/A/KIN

Language Made PlainAB/ARCH/A/LAN

Edward LearAB/ARCH/A/LEA

Lectures and seminars delivered by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/LEC

Uncle LudwigAB/ARCH/A/LUD

The Malayan TrilogyAB/ARCH/A/MAL

Marco PoloAB/ARCH/A/MAR

MerlinAB/ARCH/A/MER

MFAB/ARCH/A/MFA

Life of Michelangelo (Vita di Michelangelo).AB/ARCH/A/MIC

Miser, Miser!AB/ARCH/A/MIS

The Midsummer Night's Dream Show: A Madrigal Comedy Celebration in E major. (Also known as The MND Show).AB/ARCH/A/MND

Moses the Lawgiver, and Moses: A NarrativeAB/ARCH/A/MOS

A Mouthful of Air: Language and languages, especially EnglishAB/ARCH/A/MOU

Musical compositionsAB/ARCH/A/MUS

Napoleon SymphonyAB/ARCH/A/NAP

Napoleon RisingAB/ARCH/A/NAR

Jesus of Nazareth, and Man of NazarethAB/ARCH/A/NAZ

New York City (NYC)AB/ARCH/A/NEW

Ninety Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939. A Personal Choice by Anthony Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/NIN

OberonAB/ARCH/A/OBE

Oedipus the KingAB/ARCH/A/OED

pHorbiCEtta, an Italian translation of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake by Anthony Burgess and Liana Burgess.AB/ARCH/A/PHO

The PianoplayersAB/ARCH/A/PIA

Occasional poetry and lyrics written by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/POE

Puma (Cat Day), or LynxAB/ARCH/A/PUM

Quest for FireAB/ARCH/A/QUE

Doctor Selavy's Magic Theatre or Swinging At The Stock ExchangeAB/ARCH/A/SEL

The Man Shakespeare is with Us, a television mini-series about the life of ShakespeareAB/ARCH/A/SHA

SMID, or Transvaal EpisodeAB/ARCH/A/SMI

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by BurgessAB/ARCH/A/TAL

The Clockwork ConditionAB/ARCH/A/TCL

The Long Trip to TeatimeAB/ARCH/A/TEA

Will and Testament: A Fragment of BiographyAB/ARCH/A/TES

The End of Things: Three Dialogues for Old MenAB/ARCH/A/THI

Tremor of IntentAB/ARCH/A/TRE

Trotsky's in New York!AB/ARCH/A/TRO

The Wanting SeedAB/ARCH/A/WAN

Will!, or The Bawdy Bard / The Baudy Bard.AB/ARCH/A/WIL

The End of the World NewsAB/ARCH/A/WOR

They Wrote in English: A Survey of British and American LiteratureAB/ARCH/A/WRO

You've Had Your Time: Being the Second Part of the Confessions of Anthony BurgessAB/ARCH/A/YOU

Papers relating to adaptations and/or translations of Burgess's works by another author or composerAB/ARCH/B

NewscuttingsAB/ARCH/C

Audio collectionAB/ARCH/D

Audio-visual collectionAB/ARCH/E

Photographic collectionAB/ARCH/F

Correspondence and statements with publishers and literary agentsAB/ARCH/G

Papers regarding Burgess's personal financial, medical and legal affairsAB/ARCH/H

Printed ephemeraAB/ARCH/I

Original works by other authors and/or composers sent to Burgess for review or commentAB/ARCH/J

Notebooks and diaries, belonging to Burgess, his first wife (Lynne Wilson), and his second wife (Liana Burgess)AB/ARCH/K

Musical instruments belonging to Anthony Burgess, Liana Burgess, and their son, Andrew Burgess-Wilson.AB/INST

Personal library of Anthony BurgessAB/LIBR