personal recollections of joan of arc book

It involves perilous journeys, pitched battles facing tremendous odds, and merry interludes in between.

It is simple, a conflict between good and evil. Its plot contains several of its other characteristics. It is literally true because the woman he describes was a person who lived on this earth, and it is a romance because it is also an adventure story written by a human author, and it is about not only a saint, but one of the most remarkable saints of all time.Ĭonsider the side of romance first. Mark Twain’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is a perfect example of this paradox of three parts, for it is a literally true romance that is the story of a saint. The land of Fancy is in a sense more real than our real world because it is more like the realest world. But again, this vale of tears is the one that will disappear, while the new heaven and new earth, which has already begun, in which there is neither death nor mourning nor crying, is the one that will remain.

Meanwhile, according to all the authorities up to the authority of faith, this world is a vale of tears. In the land of Fancy, the sun shines every day and any adventure, no matter how daunting, ends in triumph and laughter. Yet, it is a disservice, because it is not true, really speaking.

It is necessary because there is a difference, practically speaking. The others need no preparation and got none.We do a necessary disservice to children when we explain to them the difference between the land of Fancy and the Real World. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. 'I like Joan of Arc best of all my books and it is the best I know it perfectly well. The novel is presented as a translation (by 'Jean Francois Alden') of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page, Louis de Contes. Regardless, his authorship soon became known and the book edition published by Harper and Brothers in May 1896 credited Mark Twain. Originally, this novel was published as a serialization in Harper's Magazine beginning in April 1895. See images for the condition of this book.īlurb: Twain, aware of his reputation as a comic, asked that each installment appear anonymously so that readers will treat the piece seriously.

Back cover board has a thin 2 inch scratch and one small blemish on the front cover in the black, barely noticeable. Beautiful gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use.

Personal recollections of joan of arc book