Books with author Lucy Foster Madison

"Joan of Arc, the Warrior Maid" by Lucy Foster Madison. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Excerpt: "In presenting this story for the young the writer has endeavored to give a vivid and accurate life of Jeanne D’Arc (Joan of Arc) as simply told as possible. There has been no pretence toward keeping to the speech of the Fifteenth Century, which is too archaic to be rendered literally for young readers, although for the most part the words of the Maid have been given verbatim. The name of this wonderful girl has been variously written. In the Fifteenth Century the name of the beloved disciple was preferred for children above all others; so we find numerous Jeans and Jeannes. To render these holy names more in keeping with the helplessness of little ones the diminutive forms of Jeannot and Jeannette were given them. So this girl was named Jeannette, or Jehannette in the old spelling, and so she was called in her native village. By her own account this was changed to Jeanne when she came into France. The English translation of Jeanne D’Arc is Joan of Arc; more properly it should be Joanna. Because it seems more beautiful to her than the others the writer has retained the name of Jeanne in her narrative."

“Jeanne Vance and her many friends worked willingly and well, doing their bit for the brave soldiers of the Union, but Jeanne longed to do more than sew and knit and help at bazaars. And miraculously the opportunity came to this spirited young girl to serve her country in a way that took her into the thick of the fighting, even into the enemy’s camp, and which called upon all the courage and ingenuity of which she was capable. Thrilling and inspiring is this story of Jeanne’s dangerous journey as she carried an important document from New York to far-off New Orleans, braving many hardships in the service of her country.” ---from the dust jacket

"God forgive us, we have burned a saint.” In presenting this story for the young the writer has endeavored to give a vivid and accurate life of Jeanne D'Arc (Joan of Arc) as simply told as possible. There has been no pretense toward keeping to the speech of the Fifteenth Century, which is too archaic to be rendered literally for young readers, although for the most part the words of the Maid have been given verbatim. That this book may make a little niche for itself among other books upon the most marvelous woman the world has ever known, is the wish of the writer. (cover image courtesy of Alexander Wallnöfer) CONTENTS I A CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL II THE KNIGHT'S STORY III THE WAVES OF WAR REACH DOMREMY IV THE AFTERMATH V JEANNE'S VISION VI JEANNE'S HARSH WORDS VII FURTHER VISIONS VIII JEANNE RECEIVES A GIFT AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT IX THE CHARGE IS ACCEPTED X THE FIRST STEP XI A TRYING TIME XII A WORSTED SUITOR XIII FAREWELL TO HOME XIV VICTORY OVER DOUBTING HEARTS XV STARTING THE GREAT ADVENTURE XVI JEANNE COMES TO HER KING XVII THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS XVIII THE WARRIOR MAID XIX THE HOUR AND THE GIRL XX JEANNE SHOWS HER SIGN XXI A WEEK OF WONDERS XXII THE CULMINATION XXIII THE TURNING OF THE TIDE XXIV JEANNE'S LAST FIELD XXV IN PRISON CELLS XXVI ON TRIAL XXVII FOR HER COUNTRY XXVIII AT DOMREMY

In presenting this story the writer has endeavored to give a vivid and accurate life of Jeanne D’Arc (Joan of Arc) as simply told as possible. There has been no pretence toward keeping to the speech of the Fifteenth Century, although for the most part the words of the Maid have been given verbatim.The name of this wonderful girl has been variously written. In the Fifteenth Century the name of the beloved disciple was preferred for children above all others; so we find numerous Jeans and Jeannes. To render these holy names more in keeping with the helplessness of little ones the diminutive forms of Jeannot and Jeannette were given them. So this girl was named Jeannette, or Jehannette in the old spelling, and so she was called in her native village. By her own account this was changed to Jeanne when she came into France. The English translation of Jeanne D’Arc is Joan of Arc; more properly it should be Joanna. Because it seems more beautiful to her than the others the writer has retained the name of Jeanne in her narrative.It is a mooted question which form of the name of Jeanne’s father is correct: D’Arc or Darc. It is the writer’s belief that D’Arc was the original writing, when it would follow that Jacques D’Arc would be James of the Bow or James Bowman, as he would have been called had he been an English peasant. For this reason the Maid’s surname has been given as D’Arc; though there are many who claim that Darc is the nearest the truth.

Lucy Foster Madison's novel of Joan of Arc for young adults is a classic retelling of the Maid of Orleans? heroism during the Fifteenth Century. Illustrated by the world-renown Frank Schoonover, the essential character of Joan comes to life as the spirited, believing, and ardent young woman the world now recognizes the most marvelous girl the world has ever known.

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