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'''''The Adding Machine''''' is a collection of essays written by [[Beat Generation]] writer [[William S. Burroughs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB36D1B8D4E8C89&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=William Burroughs, an inspired thief|last=Herman|first=Jan |date=17 August 1986|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.nytimes.com/books/00/02/13/specials/burroughs-adding.html|title=Featured Author: William S. Burroughs|last=SCHMITZ|first=ANTHONY |work=[[New York Times]]|publisher=17 August 1986|accessdate=1 May 2010}}</ref> This collection was first published in the United Kingdom in 1985, followed by an American edition in 1986. The subtitle for this book differs between editions: the first edition was published in the UK with the subtitle ''Collected Essays'' while the American version is subtitled ''Selected Essays''.

The subject matter of the essays featured in this book vary widely; the pieces were written over a period of three decades. Topics include discussions about colleagues such as [[Jack Kerouac]] and [[Allen Ginsberg]], as well as essays on other writers who influenced Burroughs such as [[Ernest Hemingway]], [[Joseph Conrad]] and [[Samuel Beckett]]. Also included are some semi-autobiographical pieces.