 Serle also edited Volumes 7–11 of the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" (Volumes 7–10 with Bede Nairn).John Ritchie's entry in the "Australian Dictionary of Biography" makes pointed reference to Serle's passion for Australia.When Ritchie sent him a letter from London in 1972 "extolling the virtues of England, [Serle] sent a postcard in reply