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Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
Written by Mark Twain
Narrated by Robin Field
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Regarded by many as the most luminous example of Twain's work, this historical novel chronicles the French heroine's life, as purportedly told by her longtime friend--Sieur Louis de Conte. A panorama of stirring scenes recount Joan's childhood in Domremy, the story of her voices, the fight for Orleans, the splendid march to Rheims, and much more. An amazing record that disclosed Twain's unrestrained admiration for Joan's nobility of character, the book is matchless in its workmanship--one of Twain's lesser-known novels that will charm and delightfully surprise his admirers and devotees.
Author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was an American humorist and writer, who is best known for his enduring novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has been called the Great American Novel.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This remains one of the best narrative approaches to the life of Jeanne d'Arc. Mostly accurate by the recorded histories and written with Twain's passion and wit. There are a few things we know about the campaign of the Loire that are missing/not quite right, done because they were not yet known - nighttime bombardement at Jargeau for example - and Twain exercised his narrative freedom to augment the drama, but it's moving, clear, and pretty accurate.
The reading was well done and the little extras like reverb and touches of music at just the right parts were done subtly and tastefully and added to the story. The only hiccup for me was that the main narrator, sieur Louis de Compte, was read with a jewish accent instead of French which was a bit strange. But once I got over that and just let myself enjoy the story I really appreciated the reader! The American and French accents were well placed.
In short: recommended.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Mark Twain said that this was his best work. I agree.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolutely beautiful! A must read! You won’t be disappointed! Joan of Arc should be an inspiration to us all.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful historic work, artfully narrated and well-peppered with Twain’isms. Among the best books I’ve listened to. Enjoyed it so much that I purchased a hard bound copy - something I can annotate.
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