Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Unabridged)

Presented as a translation by Jean Francois Alden of Joan of Arc&amp;#39;s page and secretary the Sieur Louis de Conte&amp;#39;s memoirs, Twain&amp;#39;s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc first appeared as a serial in Harper&amp;#39;s Magazine beginning in April of 1895. It is a panorama of stirring scenes recount Joan&amp;#39;s childhood in Domremy, the story of her voices, the fight for Orleans, the splendid march to Rheims, and more. <br/> Twain, aware of his reputation as a humourist, asked that each instalment appear anonymously as he desired that readers treat the piece seriously. Regardless, his authorship soon became known and it now stands as an essential and…