Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), more commonly known under the pen
name Mark Twain, was an American writer, lecturer, publisher and
entrepreneur most famous for his novels "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
(1876) and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (1884). The last novel
he ever wrote, Twain's "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" is an
1896 historical novel that chronicles the life of Joan of Arc. A
gripping and informative novel that will appeal to those with an
interest in French history and the heroine Hundred Years' War in
particular. Other notable works by this author include: "The Gilded Age:
A Tale of Today" (1873), "A Tramp Abroad" (1880), and "The Prince and
the Pauper" (1881). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this
fantastic novel now in a new edition complete with a
specially-commissioned biography of the author.