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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1Mark Twain

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1

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Original author: Mark Twain

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"Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1" by Mark Twain is a historical novel published in 1896. Presented as translated memoirs of Joan's fictional page, Louis de Conte, the novel chronicles her extraordinary journey from peasant girl to military commander. Through the eyes of her childhood friend and secretary, readers witness Joan's divine visions in Domrémy, her bold mission to restore France's rightful king, and her brilliant military campaigns that defied seasoned generals and drove back English forces.

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #2874.

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36 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter1,511 words
  2. 2.Chapter 1: When Wolves Ran Free in Paris916 words
  3. 3.Chapter 2: The Fairy Tree of Domremy4,702 words
  4. 4.Chapter 3: All Aflame with Love of France2,870 words
  5. 5.Chapter 4: Joan Tames the Mad Man3,187 words
  6. 6.Chapter 5: Domremy Pillaged and Burned3,111 words
  7. 7.Chapter 6: Joan and Archangel Michael2,385 words
  8. 8.Chapter 7: She Delivers the Divine Command2,631 words
  9. 9.Chapter 8: Why the Scorners Relented731 words
  10. 10.Chapter 1: Joan Says Good-By704 words
  11. 11.Chapter 2: The Governor Speeds Joan2,298 words
  12. 12.Chapter 3: The Paladin Groans and Boasts2,311 words
  13. 13.Chapter 4: Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy2,890 words
  14. 14.Chapter 5: We Pierce the Last Ambuscades4,229 words
  15. 15.Chapter 6: Joan Convinces the King2,703 words
  16. 16.Chapter 7: Our Paladin in His Glory2,540 words
  17. 17.Chapter 8: Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors2,745 words
  18. 18.Chapter 9: She Is Made General-in-Chief1,016 words
  1. 19.Chapter 10: The Maid’s Sword and Banner1,696 words
  2. 20.Chapter 11: The War March Is Begun1,279 words
  3. 21.Chapter 12: Joan Puts Heart in Her Army2,187 words
  4. 22.Chapter 13: Checked by the Folly of the Wise2,277 words
  5. 23.Chapter 14: What the English Answered898 words
  6. 24.Chapter 15: My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash3,227 words
  7. 25.Chapter 16: The Finding of the Dwarf3,281 words
  8. 26.Chapter 17: Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth778 words
  9. 27.Chapter 18: Joan’s First Battle-Field1,860 words
  10. 28.Chapter 19: We Burst In Upon Ghosts888 words
  11. 29.Chapter 20: Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors1,843 words
  12. 30.Chapter 21: She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend1,766 words
  13. 31.Chapter 22: The Fate of France Decided2,559 words
  14. 32.Chapter 23: Joan Inspires the Tawdry King2,729 words
  15. 33.Chapter 24: Tinsel Trappings of Nobility1,125 words
  16. 34.Chapter 25: At Last—Forward!1,780 words
  17. 35.Chapter 26: The Last Doubts Scattered1,371 words
  18. 36.Chapter 27: How Joan Took Jargeau2,505 words