'It’s a cliché of contemporary publishing that every editorial in a literary journal like Overland invariably makes arguments for the importance of literary journals before platitudinising about the importance of literature generally. In Overland’s first editorial in 1954 Stephen Murray-Smith invited our readers to share our ‘love of living, our optimism, our belief in the traditional dream of a better Australia’ which is hard to beat for brevity.' (Evelyn Araluen and Jonathan Dunk : Editorial introduction)
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- A New Britannia : An Argument Concerning the Social Origins of Australian Radicalism and Nationalism 1970 single work prose
- The Real Matilda : Women and Identity in Australia, 1788-1975 1976 single work criticism
- The Australian Legend 1958 multi chapter work criticism
