The Marcus Scriven profile: Edmund 'Ted' Kelly
The accent - an obvious linguistic hybrid of home country and adopted land - has been described as unforgettable, even impenetrable; his height has engendered decades of sometimes-derisive comment. Both, of course, are integral elements in a compelling legend, the first chapter of which unfolded deep within a cauldron of Roman Catholicism and casual brutality. "I was hit with belts," he recalled. "So was the kid next door. It was just the way it was."
Most of his contemporaries accepted...
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