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          Brian Matthews (–) was an Australian literary scholar, biographer and short story writer....

          With the death of Brian Matthews in June we lost a major figure in Australian Studies with a prodigious output over many years as lecturer, critic.

        1. With the death of Brian Matthews in June we lost a major figure in Australian Studies with a prodigious output over many years as lecturer, critic.
        2. Brian Matthews (–) was the author of short stories, essays, and biographies.
        3. Brian Matthews (–) was an Australian literary scholar, biographer and short story writer.
        4. Louisa won a number of prizes in the first year of its publication: The Victorian Premier's Award for Non-Fiction (The Nettie Palmer Prize), The NSW State Award.
        5. Entries are now open to the National Biography Award, with a total prize pool of $42, The overall winner will receive $25,, with $ awarded to.

          6. Louisa (biography)

          1987 biography by Australian writer Brian Matthews

          AuthorBrian Matthews
          LanguageEnglish
          GenreBiography
          PublisherUniversity of Queensland Press

          Publication date

          		1987
          Publication placeAustralia
          Media typePrint
          Pages421 pp.
          ISBN0869140388
          Preceded byRomantics and Mavericks: The Australian Short Story 
          Followed byQuickening and Other Stories 

          Louisa (1987) is a biography of Louisa Lawson by Australian writer Brian Matthews.

          It was originally published by University of Queensland Press in Australia in 1987.[1]

          Critical reception

          Writing in The Canberra Times critic Peter Pierce noted: "The gaps in the biographical record of our writers are gradually being filled.

          Recently we have had Lawson's Archibald, Munro's Stephensen, Kinnane's Johnston. In progress are biographies of Gilmore, Furphy, Boyd and Stead. But following the audacious experiment of Louisa