Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Illustrated)

Download or read book Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Illustrated) written by Mark Twain and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-16 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte, who is identified further as Joan's page and secretary. The fictional work is presented as a translation from a manuscript by Jean Francois Alden, or, in the words of the published book, Freely Translated out of the Ancient French into Modern English from the Original Unpublished Manuscript in the National Archives of France. Originally, Mark Twain's novel was published as a serialization in Harper's Magazine beginning in 1895 and it was published in book form in 1896. At Twain’s request, Harper's Magazine published it anonymously to avoid expectations for it to be humorous. This version includes new illustrations.