The Days of Jeanne d'Arc [Joan of Arc]

ix, 258 pp. A historical novel focusing on the life and death of Joan of Arc, the French religious martyr. She is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orleans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Stating that she acted under divine guidance, she became a military leader who gained recognition as a savior of France.