Mary Purcell (1906-1991),
renown biographer of Matt Talbot and other holy individuals and saints,
published two booklets and two books about Matt. A nine page booklet titled The
Making of Matt Talbot (1972) can be read at https://issuu.com/messengerpublications/docs/the_making_of_matt_talbot. An expanded 32 page edition with the same title can be read at
https://lxoa.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/mattalbot.pdf.
Extensive biographies of
Matt Talbot by Ms. Purcell are Matt Talbot and His Times
(1977) and Remembering Matt Talbot (1990). While these two books are still available for purchase
online, there is now an online copy of Matt Talbot and His
Times at https://issuu.com/aidtothechurchinneed/docs/matt_talbot_times