Ned Kelly

'the best Kelly biography by a country mile' The Australian

A bestseller since it was first published, NED KELLY: A SHORT LIFE is acknowledged as being the definitive biography.

Ian Jones combines years of research into all the records of the era and exhaustive interviews with living descendants of those involved, to present a vivid and gripping account of one of Australia's most iconic figures.

“The best Kelly biography by a country mile”

- Bruce Gaunson, The Australian

It will probably stand as the definitive account of Kelly s life and its meaning a work of prodigious scholarship, vivid reportage and sharp analysis the most detailed portrait of the outlaw ever written. - Rod Moran, West Australian

the definitive biographical work - Dr John McQuilton, author of The Kelly Outbreak

Ian Jones is Australia's foremost Ned Kelly historian. A former TV and film producer, he was a producer of the film 'The Lighthorsemen' (he also wrote the script) and also created the TV series 'The Last Outlaw'.

'the best Kelly biography by a country mile' The AustralianA bestseller since it was first published, NED KELLY: A SHORT LIFE is acknowledged as being the definitive biography.Ian Jones combines years of research into all the records of the era and exhaustive interviews with living descendants of those involved, to present a vivid and gripping account of one of Australia's most iconic figures.

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