Mark Twain's 'Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc' is a historical novel which presents a captivating account of Joan of Arc's life. Narrated by a fictionalized version of Joan's page, the book offers a unique perspective on Joan's character, personal traits, and historical actions, with Twain's famous wit and style.

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Translator’s Preface

A Peculiarity of Joan of Arc’s History

The Sieur Louis de Conte to His Great-Great-Grand Nephews and Nieces

I: When Wolves Ran Free in Paris

II: The Fairy Tree of Domremy

III: All Aflame with Love of France

IV: Joan Tames the Mad Man

V: Domremy Pillaged and Burned

VI: Joan and Archangel Michael

VII: She Delivers the Divine Command

VIII: Why the Scorners Relented

Book I: In Domremy

I: Joan Says Goodbye

II: The Governor Speeds Joan

III: The Paladin Groans and Boasts

IV: Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy

V: We Pierce the Last Ambuscades

VI: Joan Convinces the King

VII: Our Paladin in His Glory

VIII: Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors

IX: She Is Made General-in-Chief

X: The Maid’s Sword and Banner

XI: The War March Is Begun

XII: Joan Puts Heart in Her Army

XIII: Checked by the Folly of the Wise

XIV: What the English Answered

XV: My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash

XVI: The Finding of the Dwarf

XVII: Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth

XVIII: Joan’s First Battlefield

XIX: We Burst in Upon Ghosts

XX: Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors

XXI: She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend

XXII: The Fate of France Decided

XXIII: Joan Inspires the Tawdry King

XXIV: Tinsel Trappings of Nobility

XXV: At Last—Forward!

XXVI: The Last Doubts Scattered

XXVII: How Joan Took Jargeau

XXVIII: Joan Foretells Her Doom

XXIX: Fierce Talbot Reconsiders

XXX: The Red Field of Patay

XXXI: France Begins to Live Again

XXXII: The Joyous News Flies Fast

XXXIII: Joan’s Five Great Deeds

XXXIV: The Jests of the Burgundians

XXXV: The Heir of France Is Crowned

XXXVI: Joan Hears News from Home

XXXVII: Again to Arms

XXXVIII: The King Cries “Forward!”

XXXIX: We Win, but the King Balks

XL: Treachery Conquers Joan

XLI: The Maid Will March No More

Book II: In Court and Camp

I: The Maid in Chains

II: Joan Sold to the English

III: Weaving the Net About Her

IV: All Ready to Condemn

V: Fifty Experts Against a Novice

VI: The Maid Baffles Her Persecutors

VII: Craft That Was in Vain

VIII: Joan Tells of Her Visions

IX: Her Sure Deliverance Foretold

X: The Inquisitors at Their Wits’ End

XI: The Court Reorganized for Assassination

XII: Joan’s Masterstroke Diverted

XIII: The Third Trial Fails

XIV: Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies

XV: Undaunted by Threat of Burning

XVI: Joan Stands Defiant Before the Rack

XVII: Supreme in Direst Peril

XVIII: Condemned Yet Unafraid

XIX: Our Last Hopes of Rescue Fail

XX: The Betrayal

XXI: Respited Only for Torture

XXII: Joan Gives the Fatal Answer

XXIII: The Time Is at Hand

XXIV: Joan the Martyr

Conclusion

Book III: Trial and Martyrdom

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

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