Joan of Arc: The Warrior Maid

"God forgive us, we have burned a saint.”

In presenting this story for the young the writer has endeavored to give a vivid and accurate life of Jeanne D'Arc (Joan of Arc) as simply told as possible. There has been no pretense toward keeping to the speech of the Fifteenth Century, which is too archaic to be rendered literally for young readers, although for the most part the words of the Maid have been given verbatim.

That this book may make a little niche for itself among other books upon the most marvelous woman the world has ever known, is the wish of the writer.

(cover image courtesy of Alexander Wallnöfer)

CONTENTS I A CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL II THE KNIGHT'S STORY III THE WAVES OF WAR REACH DOMREMY IV THE AFTERMATH V JEANNE'S VISION VI JEANNE'S HARSH WORDS VII FURTHER VISIONS VIII JEANNE RECEIVES A GIFT AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT IX THE CHARGE IS ACCEPTED X THE FIRST STEP XI A TRYING TIME XII A WORSTED SUITOR XIII FAREWELL TO HOME XIV VICTORY OVER DOUBTING HEARTS XV STARTING THE GREAT ADVENTURE XVI JEANNE COMES TO HER KING XVII THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS XVIII THE WARRIOR MAID XIX THE HOUR AND THE GIRL XX JEANNE SHOWS HER SIGN XXI A WEEK OF WONDERS XXII THE CULMINATION XXIII THE TURNING OF THE TIDE XXIV JEANNE'S LAST FIELD XXV IN PRISON CELLS XXVI ON TRIAL XXVII FOR HER COUNTRY XXVIII AT DOMREMY