Twain himself said, `I like Joan of Arc best among all my books. It is the best; I know it perfectly well'. A serious and carefully considered story about a compelling heroine, the Maid of Orleans, Twain viewed the work both as a bid to be accepted as a serious writer and as a gift of love to his favourite daughter, Suzy, who would die tragically three months after Joan of Arc was published. Suzy declared to her sister Clara that Joan of Arc was `perhaps even more sweet and beautiful than The Prince and the Pauper,' which she had earlier called `unquestionably the best book' her father had ever written. Modelled in part after Suzy herself, the figure of Joan is a celebration of Twain's ideal woman: gentle, selfless, and pure, but also brave, courageous, and divinely eloquent. Despite its romantic idealism, however, as William Howells wrote, `the book has a vitalizing force. Joan lives in it again, and dies, and then lives on in the love and pity and wonder of the reader.' A compelling story of this inspiring heroine.
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September 2006 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Author(s): Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens ISBN: 1-59818-493-8 / 9781598184938 (USA edition) Publisher: Aegypan Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2006 : Hardback
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December 2005 : Hardback
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January 2005 : Hardback
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October 2003 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, V1 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4142-0685-2 / 978-1-4142-0685-1 (USA edition) Publisher: IndyPublish Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2003 : Hardback
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September 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, V1: v. 1 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4043-2614-6 / 978-1-4043-2614-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2002 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, V2: v. 2 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4043-2616-2 / 978-1-4043-2616-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
November 1996 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Author(s): Mark Twain, Shelley Fisher Fishkin ISBN: 0-19-510145-6 / 978-0-19-510145-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (T) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 1995 : Hardback
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1990 : Hardback
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November 1989 : Library Binding
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November 1980 : Hardback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by the Sieur Louis De Conte, Her Page and Secretary Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 0-313-22373-4 / 978-0-313-22373-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Greenwood Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1969 : Hardback
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1926 : Hardback
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1924 : Hardback
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1912 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
August 2009 : Paperback
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May 2009 : Paperback
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January 2007 : Paperback
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October 2006 : Paperback
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May 2006 : Paperback
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November 2005 : Paperback
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January 2005 : Paperback
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October 2004 : Paperback
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June 2004 : Paperback
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June 2004 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections Of Joan Of Arc Volume 2 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4191-4101-5 / 978-1-4191-4101-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Co Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2003 : Paperback
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November 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Dover Thrift Editions) Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 0-486-42459-6 / 978-0-486-42459-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Dover Publications Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc: v. 2 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4043-2617-0 / 978-1-4043-2617-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
August 2002 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc: v. 1 Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 1-4043-2615-4 / 978-1-4043-2615-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Indypublish.com Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
December 2000 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc: Litrix Edition No. 1 Author(s): Mark Twain, Robert Raven ISBN: 0-7388-3177-8 / 978-0-7388-3177-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Xlibris Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 1996 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 0-19-511416-7 / 978-0-19-511416-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd) Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1980 : Paperback
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Author(s): Mark Twain ISBN: 0-917482-16-6 / 978-0-917482-16-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Stowe-Day Foundation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
April 2000 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Author(s): Mark Twain, Toni Jourdan ISBN: 1-56994-524-1 / 9781569945247 (USA edition) Publisher: Monterey Sound Works Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
December 2007 : Kindle edition
| Title: PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF JOAN OF ARC Author(s): Mark Twain Publisher: VP Classics Availability: Amazon More details... |
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