JOAN OF ARC

This expertly translated and lavishly illustrated biography traces The Maid of Orléans' progress from ordinary peasant girl to seer of mystic visions to savior of France. Forty full-page color plates by French artist and illustrator O. D. V. Guillonnet enhance historian Frantz Funck-Brentano's highly readable narrative. Originally published in 1912 as part of a series of young adult biographies of French leaders. Warrior, martyr, saint: Joan of Arc has captivated imaginations around the world for centuries. The legendary heroine of a tumultuous episode from the Hundred Years' War, she led the French army to triumph over the English at the Siege of Orléans in 1429. Two years later the 19-year-old was captured by the enemy and their French collaborators, charged with heresy, and burned at the stake — the end of her life but the beginning of her enduring fame. This beautiful and inspiring book will enchant readers of all ages. A Calla Edition, originally published by Ancienne Librairie Furne, C. Boivin & Cie, Paris, 1912. Oversized, just like the original was, bound in handsome deep blue cloth with silver decorative embossing on the cover, as well as a full color dust jacket. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine.