True History of the Kelly Gang：A Novel

“Ilostmyownfatherat12yr.ofageandknowwhatitistoberaisedonliesandsilencesmydeardaughteryouarepresentlytooyoungtounderstandawordIwritebutthishistoryisforyouandwillcontainnosingleliemayIburninHellifIspeakfalse.”InTrueHistoryoftheKellyGang,thelegendaryNedKellyspeaksforhimself,scribblinghisnarrativeonerrantscrapsofpaperinsemiliteratebutmagicallydescriptiveproseashefleesfromthepolice.Tohispursuers,Kellyisnothingbutamonstrouscriminal,athiefandamurderer.Tohisownpeople,thelowlyclassofordinaryAustralians,thebushrangerisahero,defyingtheauthorityoftheEnglishtodirecttheirlives.Indenturedbyhisbootleggermothertoafamoushorsethief(whowasalsoherlover),Nedsawhisfirstprisoncellat15andbytheageof26hadbecomethemostwantedmaninthewildcolonyofVictoria,takingoverwholetownsanddefyingthelawuntilhewasfinallycapturedandhanged.Hereisaclassicoutlawtale,madealivebytheskillofagreatnovelist.,