In his 2003 paperback, Modern Heroes of the Church, gifted storyteller Leo Knowles introduces readers to an interesting array of 20th century Catholics.
The entire chapter about Matt Talbot can be read at the following link:
Scroll down to page 67.
Some of the chapters in this (2003) edition, including the one on Matt Talbot, were previously published by the author in his book, Candidates for Sainthood, in 1978, by Carillon Books. The single source used for the Matt Talbot chapter was Eddie Doherty's 1953 edition of Matt Talbot.