"Surely it were better that all the guilty should escape than that we have upon our hands the blood of that innocent man." -Joan of Arc "When a person in Joan of Arc’s position tells a man he is brave, he believes it and believing it is enough in fact, to believe yourself brave is to be brave.” -Sieur Louis de Conte, Joan's childhood friend, page and secretary (in other words, Mark Twain!) "And whether she comes of God or no, there is that in her heart that raises her above men-high above all men that breathe in France to-day-for in her is that mysterious something that puts heart into soldiers, and turns mobs of cowards into armies of fighters that forget what fear is when they are in that presence." -Yolande, Queen of Sicily, mother-in-law of the Dauphin "None are so ready to find fault with others as those who do things worthy of blame themselves." -Joan of Arc His initials are SLC, the same initials as in the author's real name, Samuel Langhorne Clemens!įavorite quotes, in order as they appear in the book:
du Mond, and from reproductions of old paintings and statues.įun bit of trivia: The narrator of this story is the fictitious Sieur Louis de Conte, a childhood friend of Joan of Arc's, and later her page and secretary. Illustrated with original drawings by F.V. Immerse yourself in her story, told by one of America’s finest writers. Twain traveled to France’s National Archives to personally study the transcripts of Joan’s trial. Inspired by visions and voices of angels, Joan led French troops to lift the siege of Orléans ensuring Charles VII was crowned King of France in 1429. Joan of Arc, a peasant girl in 15th century France, rose up to hold supreme command of the military forces of France at the age of seventeen. It occupies the loftiest place possible to human attainment. It can be measured against all time without misgiving.
But the character of Joan of Arc is unique. Judged by the standards of today, there are not many from five or six centuries ago whose character stands the test of time. Judged by the standards of one century, the noblest characters of an earlier one lose much of their luster. The others needed no preparation and got none." -Mark Twain My best book is my Recollections of Joan of Arc.it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. Read a Sample “Now listen to what an old man tells you.
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