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'Rolf Boldrewood was one of the best-known novelists of 19th-century Australia, and the first to present specifically Australian characters. Robbery Under Arms became a household name and is still in print. Boldrewood's alter ego, Thomas Alexander Brown, was a pioneer squatter, civil servant and writer, with a career in many ways far grimmer than most of his fiction.' (Publication summary)
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[Review Essay] Rolf Boldrewood : A Life
2003
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— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 21 no. 2 2003; (p. 228-230)
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[Review Essay] Rolf Boldrewood : A Life
2002
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review
— Appears in: Australian Journal of Politics and History , September vol. 48 no. 3 2002; (p. 418-419)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography -
A Biography of Rolf Boldrewood
2001
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— Appears in: Margin , April no. 53 2001; (p. 2-6)
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[Review Essay] Rolf Boldrewood : A Life
2001
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review
— Appears in: JAS Review of Books , no. 2 2001; Journal of Australian Studies , no. 69 2001; (p. 166-167)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography'If Paul de Serville's latest book were entitled Thomas Browne: A Life, who would read it? As it is, Browne's pen name 'Rolf Boldrewood' will attract few enough readers, I suspect, despite Peter Carey's recent success with the True History of the Kelly Gang. 'Boldrewood', not Browne, is the name with currency, though the public is as likely to know his classic account of bushranging, Robbery under Arms, from one of its many film versions as from reading the original. De Serville reveals further reasons for sticking to the nom de plume: Browne wrote as 'Templar' and 'An Australian', and with the possibility of illegitimacy hanging over him, added an 'e' to his name to raise himself above the ruck and to associate himself with more illustrious forebears. In literature, and to a lesser extent in life, Browne was given to improving romantically on his family line and experiences.' (Introduction)
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Such is Character
2001
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— Appears in: Eureka Street , July-August vol. 11 no. 6 2001; (p. 32)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography
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[Review Essay] Rolf Boldrewood : A Life
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , October vol. 21 no. 2 2003; (p. 228-230)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography -
Outlaw Biography
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 16 January vol. 119 no. 6257 2001; (p. 88)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography -
Writing to Order
2001
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review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 5 January no. 5101 2001; (p. 7)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography -
How Brown Became Blue
2001
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review
— Appears in: Quadrant , March vol. 45 no. 3 2001; (p. 83-85)
— Review of Rolf Boldrewood : A Life 2000 single work criticism biography -
Gentleman Caller
2000
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— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , October vol. 5 no. 9 2000; (p. 10-11)
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Rolf's Written Legacy
2001
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— Appears in: The West Australian , 24 March 2001; (p. 7) -
Famous Anglo-Australian Hid His Irish Link
2000
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review
— Appears in: Tain , October no. 9 2000; (p. 21)
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