+ − The Times [London] Lit Sup p712 D 4 ’19 620w
MONTAGUE, JAMES J. More truth than poetry. *$1.75 Doran 811
20–19075
A volume of reprinted newspaper verses, many of them for or about children. Irvin Cobb, who writes the introduction, confesses that his favorites are “Healthy” and “Thoughts on pie,” of the Doughboy ditties, and “The Sleepy-town express.” Other poems are: The evening suit; Around the corner; The pictures on the panes; Why the katydids sing; Peter Pan; The mine sweepers; The road to success; The farmer’s idle wife; In behalf of the movies.
MONTAGUE, MARGARET PRESCOTT. England to America. *$1 (14c) Doubleday
20–8625
A reprint of a short story that appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in September 1919. It is the story of an American soldier on leave who visits his English friend’s family in Devonshire. The strange reserve of his hosts puzzles him and he interprets it, as coldness towards himself or his country. On the last day the truth comes out and he learns that for his sake they have been concealing the tragic news that had just preceded his own arrival. John Drinkwater writes an appreciative introduction. The story was awarded the O. Henry memorial prize for the best American short story of 1919.
+ Booklist 17:73 N ’20 + Cleveland p70 Ag ’20 40w + The Times [London] Lit Sup p669 O 14 ’20 30w Wis Lib Bul 16:195 N ’20 80w
MONTAGUE, MARGARET PRESCOTT. Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge. *$1 (11c) Doubleday