NMLP P-001921 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Earthly Powers

Anthony Burgess · Hutchinson (London) · 1980

UK Hutchinson 1980 is the true first; the US Simon & Schuster (New York) 1980 edition is a first-thus. Booker-shortlisted; widely regarded as Burgess's magnum opus.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-001921 for "Earthly Powers" by Anthony Burgess (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-001921, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).