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True History of he Kelly Gang Paperback – 1 January 2001

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  1. Language
    English
  2. Publisher
    University Of Queensland Press
  3. Publication date
    1 January 2001
  4. ISBN-10
    0702232637
  5. ISBN-13
    978-0702232633
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Of Queensland Press (1 January 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0702232637
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0702232633
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 1,077

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scrambles
5.0 out of 5 stars awesome
Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2014
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An awesome putting together of Ned's papers, woven seamlessly together. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the Kelly's.
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Zipidee
5.0 out of 5 stars Deserves six stars
Reviewed in Australia on 24 November 2013
I never had much interest in this period of history, nor the whole bushranger/Ned Kelly thing. And then I read this gem from Peter Carey. While it would be wrong to consider this a piece of accurate history, the narrative is written in the language of the period - and of a working man. There is poor grammar and little punctuation, which makes the book slow at times, but with the genius of Carey, this works perfectly. The landscapes are superb and the story-telling compulsive. This would be the perfect book to spend a week with: in front of an open fire; on a wintry farm-stay; while the rain and hail clatter down on the iron roof. You certainly don't have to be interested in the Kelly Gang or bushrangers to enjoy this book. It deserves more than five stars!
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Mecaza
3.0 out of 5 stars Some interesting parts but hard work
Reviewed in Australia on 7 March 2014
neutral rating.. found some of it interesting but I had a hard time wading through the verbiage in this book. Using the local slang of the time seemed a good idea at first but became frustrating - lots of words I had to look up and that loses me - I like to immerse myself in a book and immersion suffers when you need a "heads up" every so often.
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Paul Stephenson
5.0 out of 5 stars Vgood
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2024
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Kim Ingall
5.0 out of 5 stars An Engaging Read...
Reviewed in Canada on 30 November 2020
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This is a very engaging tale, written in the vernacular of that time. The first person narrative in the voice of Ned Kelly humanizes him and makes him a somewhat sympathetic character. The book also paints a vivid picture of the Australia of that period, a very rough and difficult era filled with hardship and suffering. I do recommend this book.
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Ashwini.R
5.0 out of 5 stars Good suggestive work
Reviewed in India on 30 October 2018
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Good story
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Buecheroeli
5.0 out of 5 stars Kategorie: Meisterwerk
Reviewed in Germany on 18 October 2016
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Oscar & Lucinda hat mich auch den Geschmack gebracht, the Kelly Gang übertrifft meine Erwartungen. Geschrieben als Tagebuch Ned Kellys ist es etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig am Anfang - da eben nicht grammatikalisch korrekt geschrieben sondern - aber es gibt dem Buch das Besondere. DIe Geschichte ist interessant, der Robin Hood Australiens und man lernt einiges über die Geschichte und Geographie des Landes und das Selbstverständnis der Australier (Irish vs. English).
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C. Collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Ned Kelly is a fascinating character in the work of Peter Carey
Reviewed in the United States on 6 May 2013
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I think this book was superb storytelling at its finest. The reader enters the world of Ned Kelly and gains an understanding of the conditions that made him into an outlaw legend. Kelly's mother was very young when he was born and thus they almost grew up together and are extremely close, as the story demonstrates. However it is the cultural social structure of Australia that is fascinating and helps the reader understand the creation of such an outlaw. Australia was a prison colony at a time when England was constantly suppressing the Irish people. Thus many poor rebellious Irishmen and their families came to Australia where English protestant wardens oversaw the pioneer areas, taking sides with the powerful landowning English protestant squatters and suppressing the Irish. Poverty and suppression create certain mental and social conditions that were seen in Australia, in Ireland, and among African Americans in the Southern states. Justice is so elusive when it lies in the hands of the powerful that those without power have to create their own local home-grown justice. Such is the case with Ned Kelly and his family. The narrative shows the development of Ned Kelly's character step by step as he encounters a world where the cards are stacked against him and his people. Carey uses a sentence structure that takes two minutes to master and reflects the way that thoughts cascade from the human mind in clusters of sentences. In this regard he reminded me somewhat of William Faulkner, however Carey is far more easy to read than Faulkner. The characters and events are vivid, the plot moves at a reasonable pace considering the number of years that the story covers. I highly recommend the book. It is full of action but also thoughtful reflection as Kelly is fully cognizant of what he is becoming and the ways he might exploit this notoriety.
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