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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Vol. 1
by Mark Twain

PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC by THE SIEUR LOUIS DE
CONTE (her page and secretary)
In Two Volumes
Volume 2.

Freely translated out of the ancient French into modern English from the original

unpublished manuscript in the National Archives of France
Contents
Book II -- IN COURT AND CAMP Continued
28 Joan Foretells Her Doom 29 Fierce Talbot Reconsiders 30 The Red Field of Patay 31
France Begins to Live Again 32 The Joyous News Flies Fast 33 Joan's Five Great Deeds
34 The Jests of the Burgundians 35 The Heir of France is Crowned 36 Joan Hears News
from Home 37 Again to Arms 38 The King Cries "Forward!" 39 We Win, but the King
Balks 40 Treachery Conquers Joan 41 The Maid Will March No More
Book III -- TRIAL AND MARTYRDOM
1 The Maid in Chains 2 Joan Sold to the English 3 Weaving the Net About Her 4 All
Ready to Condemn 5 Fifty Experts Against a Novice 6 The Maid Baffles Her Persecutors
7 Craft That Was in Vain 8 Joan Tells of Her Visions 9 Her Sure Deliverance Foretold 10
The Inquisitors at Their Wit's End 11 The Court Reorganized for Assassination 12 Joan's
Master-Stroke Diverted 13 The Third Trial Fails 14 Joan Struggles with Her Twelve Lies
15 Undaunted by Threat of Burning 16 Joan Stands Defiant Before the Rack 17 Supreme
in Direst Peril 18 Condemned Yet Unafraid 19 Our Last Hopes of Rescue Fail 20 The
Betrayal 21 Respited Only for Torture 22 Joan Gives the Fatal Answer 23 The Time Is at
Hand 24 Joan the Martyr Conclusion


Chapter 28
Joan Foretells Her Doom
THE TROOPS must have a rest. Two days would be allowed for this.
The morning of the 14th I was writing from Joan's dictation in a small room