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“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... read more
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Ned Kelly: Handsome oldest son of the Kelly Family, later leader of the Kelly Gang
- Dan Kelly: Second oldest boy of the Kelly Family and later member of the Kelly Gang,
- Ellen Kelly: Mother of the large Kelly Family.
- Joe Byrne: Member of the Kelly Gang.
- Harry Power: Notorious outlaw in the region.
- Steve Hart: Fourth member of the Kelly Gang.
First Sentence
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.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Peter Carey (Author)
Awards
- Man Booker Prize (2001: Best novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe, Winner)
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