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The trials of Isabella Mary Kelly : a pioneering woman's struggle for justice / Maurie Garland.

By: Publication details: Melbourne, Vic. : Brolga Publishing, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 355 p. : ill., ports., map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781922036537
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 994.4092 21
Online resources: Summary: Who was Isabella Mary Kelly? Media sensationalism and colourful folklore labelled her a "wanton with a whip" and a "bitter sadistic hell-cat of a woman". Legends of her infamous adventures with convicts and bushrangers were told. With care and attention to detail, Maurie Garland strips back the layers of rumour and misinformation to reveal the truth about Isabella Mary Kelly, a woman alone in the unforgiving Australian outback of the mid-nineteenth century. Hers is a story of a woman ahead of her time, and persecuted for her differences.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library 994.4092 GAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library and ILL 67350

Previous ed.: 2005.

Signed by the author.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who was Isabella Mary Kelly? Media sensationalism and colourful folklore labelled her a "wanton with a whip" and a "bitter sadistic hell-cat of a woman". Legends of her infamous adventures with convicts and bushrangers were told. With care and attention to detail, Maurie Garland strips back the layers of rumour and misinformation to reveal the truth about Isabella Mary Kelly, a woman alone in the unforgiving Australian outback of the mid-nineteenth century. Hers is a story of a woman ahead of her time, and persecuted for her differences.

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