Joan of Arc

Written by:
Mark Twain
Narrated by:
Michael Anthony

Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
22
Narrator
1
Release Date
January 2006
Duration
15 hours 43 minutes
Summary
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.
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Everett

The depth of this book is outstanding, as is the perspective which the author decided to tell the story from. This is truely a 'must read' for anyone who enjoys accurate history.

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Mary Muirhead

As a Mark Twain admirer, I was interested to see how (I had no idea why) he should treat this piece of history. He was, as always, delightful. I had no way of assessing the accuracy of his history(I have since learned that he did a lot of study and research); but I consistently heard the voice, the sensibilities and even the sense of humour of this great man. the subject lends itself to an audio book. Good stuff!

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Mike Broderick

Quite long but one of the best books I have rented. Worth it for anyone. Easy to listen to.

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Cyndie Browning

To tell you the truth, until I listened to this book and did a little research on the internet, I wasn't entirely sure that Joan of Arc was a real historical figure. The story is told in the folksy manner you would expect from Twain, especially if you're at all familiar with any of his short stories, but I really enjoyed listening to it anyway---and in fact DID listen to the whole thing (all 13 CD's) TWICE, and parts of it _3_ times!!

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