Reading Harry Mathews "20 Lines a Day":

"Mathews, Matthews, Mathew, Matthew, Matthieson, Matthiae, Matthias, Matthison, Mattei, Matteotti, Mateus, Matthieu, Mahieu, Madeu, Mathet, Mathie, Mathiez, Matisse, Matthis, Matteo, Mathelin, Mathiret, Mathiot, Mathon, Matou, Mehu, Mattheaus...." [p. 40]

It's as though he were trying to say "Mayhew" but couldn't quite get there, couldn't quite connect with someone who would later become such a devoted reader of his. I notice in Marjorie Perloff's books she always calls him "Harry Matthews." When you look for his books in Border's you have to look for that space right between Bobby Ann Mason and Peter Mathiesson. If you look in the "Matthews" section you will never find him.