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Ep. 947, England to America, by Margaret Prescott Montague

Published: July 12, 2024, 6:30 a.m.

Do the English just not like Americans? Seriously, why won\u2019t Chev\u2019s family warm up to Skip? Margaret Prescott Montague, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.\xa0

The Vintage Episode for the week is \u201cThe Blue Hotel\u201d, by Stephen Crane. Be sure to check it out on Tuesday.

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Also, please follow the link in the show notes to support a Kickstarter campaign to fund the audiobook Immortal, by Joanna White: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joannawhite/immortal-a-valiant-prequel\xa0

It\u2019s a prequel to her epic fantasy series, Valiant. In Immortal, the protagonist travels through different times without the ability to die. It\u2019s very well-written, and I\u2019m sure you\u2019ll love it.\xa0

Once we raise the funds, Joanna has hired me to produce the audiobook! I\u2019ll send out a newsletter with a link to the project once we\u2019re ready to launch. Thanks for pitching in!\xa0

Today\u2019s story won the O. Henry Memorial Award in 1919. World War I had just ended, and there were many military stories written at the time, as most everyone in the world had some connection to the war.

\xa0Margaret Prescott Montague was a short story writer and novelist. Four of her stories were made into films in the 1920s. Winning the O. Henry Memorial Award is the most prestigious of her accomplishments. She lived from 1878 \u2013 1955.\xa0

From the introduction to the O. Henry Memorial Award volume: \u201c\u2026the young Virginian of "England to America" will bring back, to all who read, their own heroes. It is fitting that Miss Montague's story should have received the first prize: poignant, short in words, great in significance, it will stand a minor climactic peak in that chain of literature produced during the actual progress of the World War.\u201d

It is interesting to look back on this story over a hundred years later, and see how it fared. I think it\u2019s safe to say that most people have never heard of the story, or its author, which is a shame. Let\u2019s give it a go.\xa0

And now, \u201cEngland to America\u201d, by Margaret Prescott Montague.

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