F. Devlin Glass examines the intertextuality of Joseph Furphy's three novels, arguing that Rigby's Romance and Buln-Buln and the Brolga expand on themes first broached in Such is Life. The presentation of Tom Collins in Buln-Buln in the Brolga supports readings of Such as Life as a comic and satiric novel, and Rigby's Romance provides another insight into Furphy's attitude to novel writing.