Charles Edward Montague
Charles Edward Montague (1 January 1867 – 28 May 1928) was an English
essays
.
Biography
Montague was born and brought up in
Irish Home Rule.[1]
Montague was against the
First World War.[3][4] Disenchantment criticised the British Press' coverage of the war and the conduct of the British generals.[3] Montague accused the latter of being influenced by the "public school ethos" which he condemned as a "gallant robust contempt for "swats" and for all who invented new means to new ends and who trained and used their brains with a will".[3]
He returned to The Manchester Guardian, but felt that his role was diminishing as the years passed. He finally retired in 1925, and settled down to become a full-time writer in the last years of his life. He died in 1928 at the age of 61.
Montague was the father of Evelyn Montague, the Olympic athlete and journalist depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
Media portrayal
Charles Edward Montague is one of the 14 main characters of the series 14 - Diaries of the Great War. He is played by actor David Acton.
Works
- Dramatic Values (1911), reviews
- The Morning's War (1913), a novel
- Disenchantment (1922), essays [thoughts on the First World War]
- Fiery Particles (1923), short stories
- A Hind Let Loose (1924), a novel
- The Right Place (1924), travel writing
- Rough Justice (1926), a novel
- Right off the Map (1927), a science fiction novel
- Action (1928), short stories
- A Writer's Notes on His Trade (1930)
- "Two or Three Witnesses", a short story
Notes
- ^ ISBN 9780141442150(pp. 396-7)
- ^ Oxford University Calendar 1895, Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1895, pp.261, 345.
- ^ ISBN 978-0813526829(pp. 59-60).
- ISBN 9780774802703(pp. 149–52).
References
- C. E. Montague: A Memoir (1929) by Oliver Elton
External links
Works by or about Charles Edward Montague at Wikisource- C. E. Montague Papers at John Rylands Library, Manchester.
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