"The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is Mark Twain's supreme literary expression,--the loftiest, the most delicate, the most luminous example of his work."

-Albert Bigelow Paine, Twain Biographer

For four hundred years the story of Joan of Arc existed rather as a vaguely defined romance than as definite and authentic history. It is a deeply fascinating story, and in The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc it can be experienced in its entirety. Mark Twain loved Joan of Arc best of all characters in history. He called her a true expression of patriotism, and "the most innocent, the most lovely, the most adorable child the ages have produced." He wrote his biography based on the official records of the Trials and Rehabilitation. Joan achieved sainthood in 1920; shortly after the publication of Mark Twain's retelling of her life story. Coincidence?

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