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C. E. (Charles Edward) Montague
1867–1928
A sharp-eyed Manchester Guardian journalist and novelist, he wrote with wit, moral clarity, and a deep distrust of empty patriotic rhetoric. His wartime experience gave his essays and fiction a sober, humane force that still feels fresh.
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Disenchantment
by C. E. (Charles Edward) Montague
Notes from Calais base, and pictures of its many activities
by C. E. (Charles Edward) Montague
About the author
Born in London on January 1, 1867, Charles Edward Montague built his reputation as a journalist with the Manchester Guardian, where he worked for decades and became known for his clear, incisive style. He also wrote novels and essays, moving easily between political comment, literary wit, and observations of everyday pleasures.
Montague served in the First World War, an experience that deeply shaped his later writing. He is especially remembered for Disenchantment (1922), a powerful response to the war, as well as for fiction and essay collections that showed both intelligence and sympathy.
He died in Manchester on May 28, 1928. Today he is often admired for the way he combined strong reporting, elegant prose, and a skeptical eye toward official slogans and public posturing.