Ned Kelly
The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend
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Narrated by:
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Richard Aspel
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Peter FitzSimons
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Love him or loathe him, Ned Kelly has been at the heart of Australian culture and identity since he and his gang were tracked down in bushland by the Victorian police and came out fighting, dressed in bulletproof iron armour made from farmers' ploughs.
Historians still disagree over virtually every aspect of the eldest Kelly boy's brushes with the law. Did he or did he not shoot Constable Fitzpatrick at their family home? Was he a lawless thug or a noble Robin Hood, a remorseless killer or a crusader against oppression and discrimination? Was he even a political revolutionary, an Australian republican channelling the spirit of Eureka?
Peter FitzSimons, best-selling chronicler of many of the great defining moments and people of this nation's history, is the perfect person to tell this most iconic of all Australian stories. From Kelly's early days in Beveridge, Victoria, in the mid-1800s, to the Felons' Apprehension Act, which made it possible for anyone to shoot the Kelly gang, to Ned's appearance in his now-famous armour, prompting the shocked and bewildered police to exclaim ‘He is the devil!' and ‘He is the bunyip!', FitzSimons brings the history of Ned Kelly and his gang exuberantly to life, weighing in on all of the myths, legends and controversies generated by this compelling and divisive Irish-Australian rebel.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-03-2020
Bail up!!! This is a great book
Well researched and written and very well narrated. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and discovered I actually knew very little about the Legend that is Ned Kelly. If you are interested in Australian history you will love this book
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- Geoff Alford
- 08-08-2018
Great History, great story, that voice though
I quite enjoyed the book history and details, many of which I was not aware of. It would be a great educational piece for any age studying real Australian history.
Peter and his staff really appear to do exemplary work in the researching of this book as they do for all of his work.
Not a real fan of the Narrator personally but I think that’s just a personal taste.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-11-2024
great story
Fitzsimmons does ramble a bit but the story was very detailed and never boring (until the last hour or so.) It is a great listen
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- Anonymous User
- 10-12-2024
I thought I had a good idea who Ned Kelly was and why he did what he did
This book is near perfect. The narration, the detail, the gripping yarn style, the detail, the incredible depth of the research and the fascinating way it is stitched so lovingly together. I thought I would like this. I didn’t. I bloody well loved it. Vale Ned Kelly indeed.
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- Stephen
- 31-08-2016
That is thatplkmk(kkkkkk(I j nnn;jl) Olli ol) lp9)
Great story much learnt well read)) ppkkkkll ll)) l) lso) much l did not no gives Real oolp0pooo to the man ned Kelly lek jjjjlppnnn/;npppo)l)0l)
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- steven
- 29-10-2015
It felt like I was there
The most evocative account ilI have ever experienced.. You really do feel like you were there.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-07-2018
excellent story very well researched
taken 5 years for me to finally get around to this account by Peter Fitzsimmons on Ned Kelly. breathtakingly well-researched and spot on in detail that has long been argued and will be for a long time.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-09-2022
Fantastic
Great story that sounds very truthful and well narrarated. very much enjoyed the whole time
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- Blake
- 30-08-2018
fantastic book by Peter FitzSimons
I listened while driving from sydney-to-melbourne while stopping at various locations talked about in the book. Richard Aspel brings the story alive with his amazing voice. 10/10 I would recommend this book to anyone. The amount of research that has gone into this book is phenomenal. highly educational but not boring.
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- James Clark
- 11-06-2015
Never a dull moment
It was very interesting, fun listening to the old newspaper quotes and hearing the language used back then.
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