SAINT JOAN and MARK TWAIN

On this day

in 1431 

Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

In 1456

a posthumous retrial was held at which she was exonerated.

In 1920

she was canonized a Catholic saint.

The Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc
15 minutes

http://youtu.be/xpswyzn-LZA

"The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

by the Suir Luis de Compte"

 

Mark Twain gave nine years of his life to this,
and thought of it as his best work.

It was published anonymously, at Twain's request, as a serialization in Harpers magazine beginning in 1895,

and as a book in 1896.

Free Links

Because the copyright has expired, it is in the public domain,

and may be found in print for free on the Internet at 

www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2875 

Here

Also available for free as an audio book at

 www.feedbooks.com/book/.../personal-recollections-of-joan-of-arc 

Here

Sources

The Writers Almanac, and Wikipedia.  Photos are screen shots from the video.