Books: Gadfly Glory, Martyr's Farce

99 NOVELS: THE BEST IN ENGLISH SINCE 1939 by Anthony Burgess; Summit; 160 pages; $10.95 ENDERBY'S DARK LADY, OR NO END TO ENDERBY by Anthony Burgess; McGraw-Hill; 160 pages; $14.95

This dual publication appears to be as reckless as it is immodest. In 99 Novels: The Best in English Since 1939, Britain's Anthony Burgess sets up a personal pantheon of later 20th century fiction; then, in Enderby's Dark Lady, or No End to Enderby, he offers the latest sample of his own handiwork in that line.

"If you disagree violently with some of my choices,"...

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