JUNE BOOK
Our June selection is one of Mark Twain's least known works, Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (wikilink), an 1896 historical novel recounting the life of Joan of Arc. We'll be meeting the evening of Tuesday, June 10 at our usual time and place (Zawa Restaurant link at 7pm). As always, all are welcome. Look for us on the patio if the weather warms up.
From Wikipedia: The novel is presented as a translation by "Jean Francois Alden" of memoirs by Sieur Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page Louis de Contes. He has the same initials as Samuel Langhorne Clemens, Mark Twain's real name. The novel is divided into three sections according to Joan of Arc's development: a youth in Domrémy, a commander of the army of Charles VII of France, and a defendant at trial in Rouen. They are entitled "In Domremy", "In Court and Camp", and "Trial and Martyrdom".
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