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The Exploits of Engelbrecht - Maurice Richardson


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The Exploits of Engelbrecht - Maurice Richardson

 
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Newest Review: ... James Cawthorn, a further Richardson story, an introduction by Cawthorn and an epilogue by Michael Moorcock. This last casts ... more

 ... Richardson as a boozy chancer, as quick with his fists as his wit and ever keen to trade a story for a drink – a writer who’d fit seamlessly into any Iain Sinclair book – but for me the defining reference point is a photo of him in late middle age, looking like a cross between JG Ballard and Terry-Thomas. The style of prose here isn’t far off such a cross, either: English Surrealism with the psycho-sexual seriousness replaced by a sense of theatrical fun. Unlike most other Savoy products, an...more

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THE EXPLOITS OF ENGELBRECHT. ABSTRACTED FROMTHE CHRONICLES OF THE ...
Edition: 1st Edition, Hardcover, Phoenix House
Last Update 11.11.2009 05:41
£ 60.00


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This is the first in a proposed series of fantasy classics from Savoy – others to follow include the possibly even more obscure ‘ Zenith the Albino’ by Anthony Skene, ‘The House on the Borderland’ by William Hope Hodgson and ‘The Killer’ by Colin Wilson. As the good people of Savoy are keen to point out, these are no ordinary reprints. Unlike Millennium’s current Fantasy Masterworks series, these are not set from old galleys, but are exquisitely produced, limited edition hardbacks with a good deal of supplementary material – in this case artwork from John Coulthart, Kris Guidio and James Cawthorn, a further Richardson ...  Read the complete review

 

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