tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post1871614713063913325..comments2024-03-27T22:54:47.270+01:00Comments on Let's read: Carey, Peter "True History of the Kelly Gang"Marianne http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-44724631988388535892022-05-10T17:42:31.829+02:002022-05-10T17:42:31.829+02:00Oh, definitely, Lisa. I have never been to Austral...Oh, definitely, Lisa. I have never been to Australia, and I hadn't even heard from Ned Kelly when I first read this but have read a little more about him in the meantime. So, I am very grateful to you for your comment and am looking forward to your review.<br /><br />It is always great to get insights from local people, even though he lived a long time before us. But we always hear from our ancestors and can contribute in that way. Thanks so much.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-15274256105360223952022-05-10T14:51:35.766+02:002022-05-10T14:51:35.766+02:00This is one of those fictionalised lives that is o...This is one of those fictionalised lives that is only loosely based on the truth. Kelly, did not, for example, have a lover or a child. A lot of other things have been invented too, which makes it more interesting as a story, but also for unpacking why Carey made the changes he did. I've only just finished reading True History and applied my sceptical antennae to it because I'm not at all convinced by the Australian Robin Hood folk hero story at all. I hope to publish my review tomorrow so perhaps you might like to have a look at it then! Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLovershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295557490861464595noreply@blogger.com