Joan of Arc
Mark Twain called Joan of Arc his best work, dedicating 12 years to its research and 2 to writing. Published in 1895 under a pseudonym, it’s praised by biographers as his most profound and luminous literary expression.
001 - Preface
01 - When Wolves Ran Free in Paris
02 - The Fairy Tree of Domremy
03 - All Aflame with Love of France
04 - Joan Tames the Madman
05 - Domremy Pillaged and Burned
06 - Joan and Archangel Michael
07 - She Delivers the Divine Command
08 - Why the Scorners Relented
09 - Joan Says Goodbye
10 - The Governor Speeds Joan
11 - The Paladin Groans and Boasts
12 - Joan Leads Us Through the Enemy
13 - We Pierce the Last Ambuscades
14 - Joan Convinces the King
15 - Our Paladin in His Glory
16 - Joan Persuades Her Inquisitors
17 - She Is Made General in Chief
18 - The Maid's Sword and Banner
19 - The War March Is Begun
20 - Joan Puts Heart in Her Army
21 - Checked by the Folly of the Wise
22 - What the English Answered
23 - My Exquisite Poem Goes to Smash
24 - The Finding of the Dwarf
25 - Sweet Fruit of Bitter Truth
26 - Joan's First BattleField
27 - We Burst In Upon Ghosts
28 - Joan Makes Cowards Brave Victors
29 - She Gently Reproves Her Dear Friend
30 - The Fate of France Decided
31 - Joan Inspires the Tawdry King
32 - Tinsel Trappings of Nobility
33 - At Last Forward!
34 - The Last Doubts Scattered
35 - How Joan Took Jargeau
36 - Joan Foretells Her Doom
37 - Fierce Talbot Reconsiders
38 - The Red Field of Patay
39 - France Begins to Live Again
40 - The Joyous News Flies Fast
41 - Joan's Five Great Deeds
42 - The Jests of the Burgundians
43 - The Heir of France is Crowned
44 - Joan Hears News from Home
45 - Again to Arms
46 - The King Cries Forward!
47 - We Win, But the King Balks
48 - Treachery Conquers Joan
49 - The Maid Will March No More
50 - The Maid in Chains
51 - Joan Sold to the English
52 - Weaving the Net About Her
53 - All Ready to Condemn
54 - Fifty Experts Against a Novice
55 - The Maid Baffles Her Persecutors
56 - Craft That Was in Vain
57 - Joan Tells of Her Visions
58 - Her Sure Deliverance Foretold
59 - The Inquisitors at Their Wits End
60 - The Court Reorganized for Assassination
61 - Joan's Master Stroke Diverted
62 - The Third Trial Fails
63 - Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies
64 - Undaunted by Threat of Burning
65 - Joan Stands Defiant Before the Rack
66 - Supreme in Direst Peril
67 - Condemned Yet Unafraid
68 - Our Last Hopes of Rescue Fail
69 - The Betrayal
70 - Respited Only for Torture
71 - Joan Gives the Fatal Answer
72 - The Time Is at Hand
73 - Joan the Martyr
74 - Conclusion