Fictionalized memoir of Joan of Arc's life from her page's perspective, covering her divine mission, military leadership, and martyrdom.
No reviews yet
Fictionalized memoir of Joan of Arc's life from her page's perspective, covering her divine mission, military leadership, and martyrdom.
Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte who is identified further as Joan's page and secretary. The work is fictionally presented as a translation from the manuscript by Jean Francois Alden, or, in the words of the published book, "Freely Translated out of the Ancient French into Modern English from the Original Unpublished Manuscript in the National Archives of France". De Conte is a fictionalized version of Joan of A...
will contain mild spoilers
No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Warfare, imprisonment, trial, and execution by burning.
Minimal mild language in period dialogue.
No substance use depicted.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Central divine visions, saints, church trial, and martyrdom.
Witchcraft accusations during trial; divine voices as religious.
Heresy and sorcery charges in ecclesiastical trial.
National loyalty and political intrigue in 15th-century France.
No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Imprisonment, interrogation, betrayal, and execution.
No information found