A unique illustrated edition of this 1896 classic with the illustrations from the first edition. Original, unabridged text from the first edition. This edition is complete containing both volumes. - A cover based on a World War I poster. SeaWolf Press does not use AI-generated images for their covers or illustrations. - 39 original illustrations from the 1896 edition. - Printed locally, not overseas, on cream colored paper to recreate the feel of the first edition. - Be sure to use Amazon's 'Read sample' feature to compare our edition with others. Mark Twain’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is a richly researched historical novel narrated by the fictional Sieur Louis de Conte—modeled on Joan’s real page, Louis de Coutes. Through his “memoir,” Twain follows Joan from her quiet childhood in Domrémy and the first stirrings of her divine “voices,” to the lifting of the siege of Orléans, the triumphant coronation at Reims, and the betrayals that lead to her rigged trial and martyrdom. Unlike Twain’s satirical works, the tone here is tender and reverent; he paints Joan as a clear-eyed, courageous teenager whose faith and common sense outshine the cynicism of courtiers and churchmen. Blending documentary detail with humane storytelling, the novel offers both a vivid chronicle of 15th-century France and a moving portrait of conscience under pressure—one Twain himself considered among his finest achievements. Be sure to read all of the Mark Twain titles from SeaWolf Press.