Joan of Arc (MP3 CD) (ISBN-13: 9780786173051)

Few people know that Mark Twain wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. Twain spent twelve years in research and many months in France doing archival work and then made several attempts until he felt he finally had the story he wanted to tell. He reached his conclusion about Joan's unique place in history only after studying in detail accounts written by both sides: the French, for whom she raised an army to return the Dauphin to the throne, and the English, who fought the French in the Hundred Year's War and were ultimately Joan's executioners. This is a fascinating and remarkably accurate biography of the life and mission of Joan of Arc told by one of this country's greatest storytellers.

Author: Mark Twain
ISBN-10: 078617305X
ISBN-13: 9780786173051
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2010
Format: MP3 CD
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.30w x 0.60d