Margaret Prescott (or Preston) Montague (29 November 1878 – 26 September 1955) was an American
short story
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writer, and novelist. Her middle name is sometimes attributed as Preston before changing to Prescott.
Her work appeared in ''Harper's'' among other places.
Her novels were adapted into the films ''
Linda
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'' (1929), ''
Calvert's Valley'' (1922), ''
Uncle Sam of Freedom Ridge'' (1920) and ''
Seeds of Vengeance
''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay.
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'' (1920)
from ''
The Sowing of Alderson Cree''.
Awards
* 1919
O. Henry Award
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West Virginia & Regional History Center
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at
West Virginia University
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1878 births
1955 deaths
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American women writers
20th-century Christian mystics
American women novelists
American women short story writers
Appalachian writers
Novelists from West Virginia
O. Henry Award winners
Protestant mystics
People from White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia