Relates the story of the life of Joan of Arc, as seen through the eyes of the fictional narrator Sieur Louis de Conte, Joan's childhood friend and secretary.
Chronicles the life of Joan of Arc, discussing how she convinced theologians and the future King Charles VII that she had heard the voices of saints and should be trusted to lead the English troops to military victory.
While sitting on the riverbank in the ancient French city of Orl?ans, seventeen-year-old Eloise hears a voice which relates the adventures and struggles of the medieval heroine, Joan of Arc, as she fights to free France by driving out the English.
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Provides a biography of Joan of Arc chronicling her life, contributions to France's history, and death as a martyr. Explores how a teenage shepherdess was able to lead the French military to victory and focuses on Joan's intelligence, courage, and faith in the face of opposition.