The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2), by Anatole FranceThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)Author: Anatole FranceTranslator: Winifred StephensRelease Date: October 7, 2006 [EBook #19488]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LIFE OF JOAN OF ARC ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE LIFE OF JOAN OF ARCBY ANATOLE FRANCEA TRANSLATION BY WINIFRED STEPHENSIN TWO VOLS., VOL. I[Illustration]LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEADNEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY: MCMIX_Copyright in U.S.A., 1908, by_MANZI, JOYANT ET CIEJOHN LANE COMPANYTHE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.[Illustration: Joan of Arc]PREFACETO THE ENGLISH EDITIONScholars have been good enough to notice this book; and the majorityhave treated it very kindly, doubtless because they have perceivedthat the author has observed all the established rules of historicalresearch and accuracy. Their kindness has touched me. I am especiallygrateful to MM. Gabriel Monod, Solomon Reinach and GermainLef v�re-Pontalis, who have discovered in this work certain errors,which ...