"I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be
raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are presently too
young to understand a word I write but this history is for you and
will contain no single lie may I burn in Hell if I speak false."
In True History of the Kelly Gang," " the legendary Ned Kelly
speaks for himself, scribbling his narrative on errant scraps of
paper in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose as he flees
from the police. To his pursuers, Kelly is nothing but a monstrous
criminal, a thief and a murderer. To his own people, the lowly
class of ordinary Australians, the bushranger is a hero, defying
the authority of the English to direct their lives. Indentured by
his bootlegger mother to a famous horse thief (who was also her
lover), Ned saw his first prison cell at 15 and by the age of 26
had become the most wanted man in the wild colony of Victoria,
taking over whole towns and defying the law until he was finally
captured and hanged. Here is a classic outlaw tale, made alive by
the skill of a great novelist."
"
General
| Imprint: |
Faber and Faber
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
February 2011 |
| Authors: |
Peter Carey
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 126 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
424 |
| Edition: |
Main - Re-issue |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-571-27015-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-571-27015-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780571270156 |
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