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Joan of Arc (Book)
Very few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. He spent twelve years in research and many months in France doing archival work and then made several attempts until he felt he finally had the story he wanted to tell. He reached his conclusion about Joan's unique place in history only after studying in detail accounts written by both sides, the French and the English.
Because of Mark Twain's antipathy to institutional religion, one might expect an anti-Catholic bias toward Joan or at least toward the bishops and theologians who condemned her. Instead one finds a remarkably accurate biography of the life and mission of Joan of Arc told by one of this country's greatest storytellers. The very fact that Mark Twain wrote this book and wrote it the way he did is a powerful testimony to the attractive power of the Catholic Church's saints. This is a book that really will inform and inspire.
Who Was Joan of Arc? | Paperback Book | Biography |
Part of the popular Who Was series, this biography tells the story of Joan of Arc. Written as a young reader's chapter book, it tells the story of Joan of Arc, beginning with her birth in At a very young age, Joan became a visionary and then a leader of her people. Hand this chapter book over to an independent reader or sit side-by-side and share it as a read-aloud. Great for home or school use, this book will enlighten young readers on one of the renowned saints of the Catholic faith.
Who Was Joan of Arc? Book Details:
- Biography for Young Readers Ages
- Author: Pam Pollack, Meg Belviso
- Illustrator: Andrew Thomson
- Binding: Paperback
- Pages
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- /2 x 1/4” x /2”
Joan of Arc
Young Woman of France, Burned Alive
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On the occasion of the th anniversary of Joan of Arc’s birth in January , Max Gallo tells the incredible and epic story of this extraordinary young woman.
“Jeanne is a young woman barely nineteen years of age.
In Rouen, on the morning of May 30th , she is standing on a horse drawn cart. (&#;) She is being taken to the Old Market Square from the castle of Rouen, where she was imprisoned and held in chains for days. (&#;) Despite the retinue of 80 armed Englishmen that are heading the procession, paving her way with the flats of their swords and the hilts of their lances, the cart is painstakingly making its way through the crowds. The merchants have closed the shutters of their shops, yet throngs of people have taken over the houses, hanging out of windows, climbing onto roofs. People are shoving, leaning over each other, trying to catch a glimpse of the woman who is to be burned alive.”
“On June 8th , The English declare to the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to Kings and Queens of the Holy Faith:
“Here she lies, dead; she is no more, and we have chosen to inform you of her end so that you may spread the word of her death with conviction and certainty.”
Joan, nineteen-year-old daughter of France, dead, burned alive?
Malraux wrote that she knew “the gravestone of heroes lies in the hearts of the living”.
If we give her ours, she will live again.”
Max Gallo
& two crucial years during which the fate of the World was played out In 14 as in 18, the Germans are less than sixty kilometers from Paris. Each time, the patriotism and the
Max Gallo
Victor Hugo
A MASTERLY BIOGRAPHY Victor Hugo is a great, immense writer. The entire world knows him. But what do we know of the man, the spouse, the lover? And firstly of the child, torn between his f
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
novel by Mark Twain
First edition cover | |
| Author | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Frank DuMond |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers |
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| Publication place | United States |
| Media&#;type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | pp |
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte is an novel by Mark Twain which recounts the life of Joan of Arc.
The novel is presented as a translation by "Jean Francois Alden" of memoirs by Sieur Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page Louis de Contes. He has the same initials as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain's real name. The novel is divided into three sections according to Joan of Arc's development: a youth in Domrémy, a commander of the army of Charles VII of France, and a defendant at trial in Rouen. They are entitled "In Domremy", "In Court and Camp", and "Trial and Martyrdom". Its first book publication was in two volumes, with the second part "In Court and Camp" split between Volume 1 and Volume 2. Some modern editions note where Volume 1 leaves off, and Volume 2 takes up and others do not.
The novel was first published as a serialization in Harper's Magazine beginning in April Twain was aware of his reputation as a comic writer and he asked that each installment appear anonymously so that readers would treat it seriously. Regardless, his authorship soon became known, and Harper and Brothers published the book edition with his name in May
Many events in the novel are fictionalized; however, the main events in the life of Joan are rendered faithfully.
Synopsis
Further information: Joan of Arc
Introduction
The novel begins with "the Translator's Preface"; then follows a short note entitled "A Peculiarity of Joan of Arc's History" also written by "The Translator". Finally, a foreword is presented by "The Sieur Louis de