Description: "I have been wronged and my mother and four or five men lagged innocent and is my brothers and sisters and my mother not to be pitied also who has no alternative only to put up with the brutal and cowardly conduct of a parcel of big ugly fat-necked wombat headed big bellied magpie legged narrow hipped splaw-footed sons of Irish Bailiffs or english landlords which is better known as Officers of Justice or Victorian Police..." Outlaw, murderer, self-proclaimed victim, Ned Kelly is an Australian icon. But who was he? Kelly's extraordinary achievement is to have provided his own answer to that question. The Jerilderie Letter is his remarkable manifesto and a startling record of his voice. Kelly delivered his letter, which Joe Byrne had diligently written out, on Monday 10 February 1879, immediately after his gang had held up the Bank of New South Wales in Jerilderie. He gives an impassioned defence of his actions, condemns those who have wronged him, and sends a chilling warning to those who may yet defy him. This illustrated edition, transcribed from the manuscript now housed in the State Library of Victoria, includes a fascinating new introduction by the historian Alex McDermott. The Jerilderie Letter remains one of the most astonishing documents in Australian history.
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EAN: 9781921922336
UPC: 9781921922336
ISBN: 9781921922336
MPN: N/A
Recommended Age Range: 12+ years
Item Length: 19.8 cm
Book Title: The Jerilderie Letter
Item Height: 198mm
Item Width: 128mm
Author: Ned Kelly
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Books
Publisher: Text Publishing
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 97g
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
