Project Gutenberg 2005-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 505 Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord 1845 1916 Gower, Ronald Charles Sutherland, Lord 01009737 Joan of Arc Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Joan of Arc" by Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biography aims to recount the extraordinary life and achievements of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, emphasizing her role in restoring France during its turbulent times in the 15th century. The narrative highlights her visions, her resolve to see Charles VII crowned, and the religious devotion that fueled her mission. At the start of the book, Gower sets the stage by outlining the dire circumstances in France around the year 1420, detailing how the country was on the verge of collapse under English dominance. He introduces Joan as a humble maiden from Domrémy, discussing her early life and the development of her mystical experiences and visions that would ultimately steer her towards her fateful mission to save her homeland. The narrative captures the essence of her character—one marked by virtue, compassion, and an unwavering commitment to her people—while foreshadowing the monumental challenges she will face in her quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: History - Religious 597921 2025-06-07T10:09:45.526078 text/html 590753 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1620864 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1691522 2025-06-07T10:09:58.880016 application/epub+zip 1696251 2025-06-07T10:09:49.592033 application/epub+zip 267619 2025-06-07T10:09:47.763049 application/epub+zip 1916209 2025-06-07T10:10:05.096010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1872219 2025-06-07T10:09:57.356980 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440754 2022-09-08T08:21:54.940607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513338 2025-06-07T10:09:43.735090 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 512314 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188110 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 512309 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187660 2020-12-12T18:55:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20272 2025-06-07T10:10:05.480962 application/rdf+xml 11786 2025-06-07T10:09:48.419038 image/jpeg 3191 2025-06-07T10:09:48.085049 image/jpeg 1697045 2025-06-07T10:09:45.620064 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia