Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1
by Mark Twain
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About This Book
Twain, aware of his reputation as a comic, asked that each installment appear anonymously so that readers will treat the piece seriously. Originally, this novel was published as a serialization in Harper's Magazine beginning in April 1895. Regardless, his authorship soon became known and the book edition published by Harper and Brothers in May 1896 credited Mark Twain. The novel is presented as a translation (by "Jean Francois Alden") of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page, Louis de Contes. "I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I kno...
Chapters (43)
- CONTENTS
- PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC
- TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
- A PECULIARITY OF JOAN OF ARC’S HISTORY
- THE SIEUR LOUIS DE CONTE
- To his Great-Great-Grand Nephews and Nieces
- BOOK I IN DOMREMY
- Chapter 1 When Wolves Ran Free in Paris
- Chapter 2 The Fairy Tree of Domremy
- Chapter 3 All Aflame with Love of France
- Chapter 4 Joan Tames the Mad Man
- Chapter 5 Domremy Pillaged and Burned
- Chapter 6 Joan and Archangel Michael
- Chapter 7 She Delivers the Divine Command
- Chapter 8 Why the Scorners Relented
- BOOK II IN COURT AND CAMP
- Chapter 1 Joan Says Good-By
- Chapter 2 The Governor Speeds Joan
- Chapter 3 The Paladin Groans and Boasts
- Chapter 4 Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy
- Chapter 5 We Pierce the Last Ambuscades
- Chapter 6 Joan Convinces the King
- Chapter 7 Our Paladin in His Glory
- Chapter 8 Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors
- Chapter 9 She Is Made General-in-Chief
- Chapter 10 The Maid’s Sword and Banner
- Chapter 11 The War March Is Begun
- Chapter 12 Joan Puts Heart in Her Army
- Chapter 13 Checked by the Folly of the Wise
- Chapter 14 What the English Answered
- Chapter 15 My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash
- Chapter 16 The Finding of the Dwarf
- Chapter 17 Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth
- Chapter 18 Joan’s First Battle-Field
- Chapter 19 We Burst In Upon Ghosts
- Chapter 20 Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors
- Chapter 21 She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend
- Chapter 22 The Fate of France Decided
- Chapter 23 Joan Inspires the Tawdry King
- Chapter 24 Tinsel Trappings of Nobility
- Chapter 25 At Last—Forward!
- Chapter 26 The Last Doubts Scattered
- Chapter 27 How Joan Took Jargeau
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