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Overgrown Dunces
New at IWP Books: C. E. Montague, 1925, The Right Place. “Some of the old writers write about Knowledge with passion, as lovers speak of a mistress. She is ‘divine’; to ‘woo’ her is rapture; to win her is joy past words. That is the tone,…Read the post →
Falling Away from Our Feet
New at IWP Books: C. E. Montague, 1925, The Right Place. “The loveliest place, like the loveliest face, has to age, and Matterhorns are ripening…
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New at IWP Books: C. E. Montague, 1930, A Writer's Notes on His Trade. “A daily newspaper or two, besides, might possibly sing to their…
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