Montague was born and brought up in London, the son of an Irish Roman Catholicpriest who had left his vocation to marry.[1] He was educated at the City of London School and Balliol College, Oxford.[1] At Oxford he gained a First in Classical Moderations (1887) and a Second in Literae Humaniores (1889).[2] In 1890 he was recruited by C. P. Scott to The Manchester Guardian, where he became a leader writer and critic; while Scott was an M.P. between 1895 and 1906 he was de facto editor of the paper.[1] He married Scott's daughter Madeline in 1898. While working at the paper, Montague became a supporter of Irish Home Rule.[1]
Montague was against the First World War prior to its commencement, but once it started he believed that it was right to support it in the hope of a swift resolution.[1] In 1914, Montague was 47, which was well over the age for enlistment. But in order to enlist, he dyed his white hair black to enable him to fool the Army into accepting him. H. W. Nevinson would later write that "Montague is the only man I know whose white hair in a single night turned dark through courage." He began as a grenadier-sergeant, and rose to lieutenant and then captain of intelligence in 1915. Later in the war, he became an armed escort for VIPs visiting the battlefield. He escorted such personalities as H.G. Wells and Bernard Shaw. After the end of World War I he wrote in a strong anti-war vein. He wrote that "War hath no fury like a non-combatant." Disenchantment (1922), a collection of newspaper articles about the war,[1] was one of the first prose works to strongly criticise the way the war was fought, and is regarded by some as a pivotal text in the development of literature about 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.
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.
Worksedit
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
Notesedit
^ abcdefBarbara Korte and Ann-Marie Einhaus (eds.) The Penguin book of First World War Stories. London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2007. ISBN9780141442150 (pp. 396-7)
^Peter Buitenhuis,The Great War of Words: British, American, and Canadian propaganda and fiction, 1914-1933. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1987. ISBN9780774802703 (pp. 149–52).
charles, edward, montague, january, 1867, 1928, english, journalist, known, also, writer, novels, essays, contents, biography, media, portrayal, works, notes, references, external, linksbiography, editmontague, born, brought, london, irish, roman, catholic, pr. Charles Edward Montague 1 January 1867 28 May 1928 was an English journalist known also as a writer of novels and essays Contents 1 Biography 2 Media portrayal 3 Works 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBiography editMontague was born and brought up in London the son of an Irish Roman Catholic priest who had left his vocation to marry 1 He was educated at the City of London School and Balliol College Oxford 1 At Oxford he gained a First in Classical Moderations 1887 and a Second in Literae Humaniores 1889 2 In 1890 he was recruited by C P Scott to The Manchester Guardian where he became a leader writer and critic while Scott was an M P between 1895 and 1906 he was de facto editor of the paper 1 He married Scott s daughter Madeline in 1898 While working at the paper Montague became a supporter of Irish Home Rule 1 Montague was against the First World War prior to its commencement but once it started he believed that it was right to support it in the hope of a swift resolution 1 In 1914 Montague was 47 which was well over the age for enlistment But in order to enlist he dyed his white hair black to enable him to fool the Army into accepting him H W Nevinson would later write that Montague is the only man I know whose white hair in a single night turned dark through courage He began as a grenadier sergeant and rose to lieutenant and then captain of intelligence in 1915 Later in the war he became an armed escort for VIPs visiting the battlefield He escorted such personalities as H G Wells and Bernard Shaw After the end of World War I he wrote in a strong anti war vein He wrote that War hath no fury like a non combatant Disenchantment 1922 a collection of newspaper articles about the war 1 was one of the first prose works to strongly criticise the way the war was fought and is regarded by some as a pivotal text in the development of literature about 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 editCharles 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 editDramatic 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 storyNotes edit a b c d e f Barbara Korte and Ann Marie Einhaus eds The Penguin book of First World War Stories London New York Penguin Books 2007 ISBN 9780141442150 pp 396 7 Oxford University Calendar 1895 Oxford Clarendon Press 1895 pp 261 345 a b c John Lucas The Radical Twenties Rutgers University Press 1999 ISBN 978 0813526829 pp 59 60 Peter Buitenhuis The Great War of Words British American and Canadian propaganda and fiction 1914 1933 Vancouver University of British Columbia Press 1987 ISBN 9780774802703 pp 149 52 References editC E Montague A Memoir 1929 by Oliver EltonExternal links edit nbsp Works by or about Charles Edward Montague at Wikisource C E Montague Papers at John Rylands Library Manchester Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Edward Montague amp oldid 1163921492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
