Engelbrecht Again!

by Rhys Hughes

Engelbrecht is a dwarf surrealist boxer who does most of his fighting against clocks. His exploits were first chronicled by Maurice Richardson back in the 1940s in the pages of the esteemed Lilliput magazine. Engelbrecht is the most famous member of the Surrealist Sportsman’s Club, a very dubious society that spends the time it has left between the collapse of the moon and the end of the universe taking the concept of the 'game' to its logical limit, for instance arranging a rugby match between Mars and the entire human race, or playing chess with boy scouts and nuclear bombs as pieces.

Sixty or so years after his first appearance Engelbrecht has returned for another set of exploits that will take him on a voyage around the world, into space, down to Hell, into a labyrinth of plots and counter-plots that could mean the destruction of the entire membership of the Surrealist Sportsman’s Club. Running the gauntlet with gorgons, competing in the mesmeric tour-de-trance bicycle race, climbing the north face of the largest ego in existence, playing tug-o’-war with entire continents and even indulging in a round of lipograms with the monstrous Père Ubu – all these are in a day’s work for the plucky Engelbrecht!

284 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 15, 2003

About the author

A writer of Speculative Fiction who uses fantasy and comedy to explore unusual concepts. Known for his original ideas, intricate plots, love of paradox, and entertaining wordplay.

Reviews

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engelbrecht Again! Being the further Exploits of Engelbrecht abstracted from the secret chronicles of "The Surrealist Sportsman Club" By A. N. Other. Hidden on the orders of the Ruling Committee but dug up again by Rhys Hughes and authenticated at perilous emotional cost by a selection of mythological beasts including Harpies, Unicorns, Manticores, Zaratans, Vainglorious Chimeras, the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary and a Squonk.



300 copies printed, this copy includes a signed card.

[Des Lewis · Rating 5 out of 5]

When the final judgement comes in, I will return here punching above my weight, and tell you what it is. Meanwhile, I will now prepare the well-deserved book of my Rhys Hughes reviews spanning more than a decade. Yesterday, I did one for Gamma-Ray Russell who also appears in this book, at least by that name. Not sure what Maurice Richardson would think about it all. Where Id that name come from all of a sudden?

The detailed review of this book posted elsewhere under my name is too long or impractical to post here.
Above is one of my observations at the time of the review.