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Agustus Horatio Montrose (1830–1899) was an English novelist and playwright operating in the northeast of London in the mid to late 19th century.〔http://literature.org〕 He is especially notable for one novel (see Lilies In December) and several plays, although he wrote 22 known pieces and there is a possibility that more were created unknown to the scholars who study him. He is considered influential to many later 19th and 20th century authors, including Joseph Conrad. Spending a life in semi-poverty with only moderate success, Montrose was popular among many citizens.〔http://www.electricscotland.com/books/story/story92c.htm〕 Two of his plays have been banned by various Private Libraries.〔http://www.onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html〕 When asked about the abnormal parody of the name Augustus, Montrose said, "My mother liked the name Augustus, but was absolutely an individual and she didn't want a name for me that would be common. Thus she decided upon Agustus, to be pronounced identically to Augustus but spelled without the 'u'." 〔http://agustus-collection.com〕 ==Career== Montrose's work includes one novel and 22 plays written throughout his 43-year publishing career. They are chronologically ordered below with links to all works that exist: Note: All works listed are plays unless otherwise noted. *Lilies In December (novel)- 1856 *The Great Revolt- 1858 *The Conflicting Families of McGreggor and Kilton- 1859 *Stories Forever- 1860 *Death, Love, and Fear (First in a series of 3 plays)- 1862 *The Maturation of Lives Birthed Upon the Battlefield (Second in a series of 3 plays)- 1862 *Bite of Time- 1862 *Cleansing the Isle (Third in a series of 3 plays)- 1863 *Exile and Exodus- 1866 *A Compromising Crash- 1867 *The End of Chivalry- 1870 *Definitive Realities of the Most of the World- 1872 *Romancing the Dead- 1874 *Dryness of the Sea- 1877 *Defeat of Hastings and the Dreary Events to Follow- 1878 -Took a break from writing from 1878 to 1884 due to stress and writer's block- *Lilies In December- Developed for Stage- 1885 *Suffering in its Purest Form- 1885 *Illnesses of Society- 1887 *The Relentless Siege of Ireland- 1889 *Selfish Desires of Selfish Superiors- 1892 *Mythology of Free Will- 1894 *Subtle Changes in the Village of Seringtonshire- 1896 *Petty Thoughts- 1898 Most scholars concur that Montrose's career ended in 1898 after "Petty Thoughts" was published. They also believe that his reasons for retiring were growing insanity and loss of interest.〔http://www.scriptmag.com/writer-profile/7.html〕 However, there are several fringe theories that elaborate on Montrose's activities during the last 3 years of his life. One such theory states that while he was writing his last work (another novel some state), he worked so vigorously that he was driven to insanity, getting so into his writing that stopped acting in reality but rather in the ways that the main character of his book was supposed to write it. Some also believe that he did not die peacefully as most people believe, but instead commit suicide as was the plan for the character he was impersonating. Despite having produced 22 plays, only 6 (The Conflicting Families of McGregor and Kilton, Dryness of the Sea, Lilies In December for stage, Exile and Exodus, The End of Chivalry, and Subtle Changes in the Village of Seringtonshire) were ever staged more than twice for the public.〔http://theatrehistory.com〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Agustus Montrose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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