Judith Brett: The Enigmatic Mr Deakin

Biographers in Conversation · Jul 31, 2024 · 24m

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Judith Brett, the acclaimed political historian, chats with Gabriella about the choices she made while writing The Enigmatic Mr Deakin. This biography of Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second Prime Minister, won the 2018 National Biography Award.

Here’s what you’ll discover in this episode:

Judith Brett shares with us why she titled her biography The Enigmatic Mr Deakin.

Judith explains why she opened The Enigmatic Mr Deakin with a comparison between the notorious outlaw Ned Kelly and our second Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin.

Judith describes her…