Written in 1878, The Jerilderie letter is Ned Kelly's own account of his family's persecution and the events that led to his becoming one of the most famous outlaws in history. It is the reverbative document that inspired novelist Peter Carey's reinvention of the Kelly tale.
Kelly left his voice for us in his Jerilderie letter. These 120 year old pages are like Ned's DNA, and for a writer it is a thrilling moment, when you realise you can raise your character from the dead and finally have him speak and walk around.
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