Editing Alfred Deakin (section)

==Journalism==
In his youth, Deakin published ''Quentin Massys'', a drama in five acts.<ref>{{Cite book | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/34642429 | title=Quentin Massys: A drama in five acts| publisher=Melbourne: Printed by J. P. Donaldson| year=1875}}</ref> Deakin attempted to burn the prints.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175360916 | title=Advocate Magazine| pages=9| newspaper=Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 - 1954)| date=2 July 1953}}</ref> However some survived and the play was reprinted 1940, as an example of Australian verse.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205223969 | title=Australian Literature| pages=7| newspaper=Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954)| date=16 November 1940}}</ref>

Deakin continued to write prolifically throughout his career. He was a member of the Eclectic Association; fellow members included authors [[Theodore Fink]], [[Arthur Topp]], [[Arthur Patchett Martin]] and David Mickle.<ref>{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=Jill |last=Eastwood |title=Topp, Arthur Manning (1844–1916) |id2=topp-arthur-maning-4734 }}</ref> Deakin wrote anonymous political commentaries for the London ''Morning Post'' even while he was prime minister. His account of the federation movement appeared as ''The Federal Story'' in 1944 and is a vital primary source for this history. His account of his career in Victorian politics in the 1880s was published as ''The Crisis in Victorian Politics'' in 1957. His collected journalism was published as ''Federated Australia'' in 1968.<ref name=adb/>