Catholic World Report, Dr. Kelly Scott Franklin:To a certain extent, Twain’s novel about the young, fifteenth-century French girl and Saint remains a puzzling act of devotion from a complicated man. When Mark Twain wrote a novel about St. Joan of … Continue reading
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Mark Twain Calls It His ‘Best Book’: The Recollections of Joan of Arc
America: Ted Gioia: A young boy approached Mark Twain one day, after spotting the famous author standing alone on a stone bridge in Redding, Conn. Twain was a familiar presence in the community, and the boy had awaited such a … Continue reading
Mark Twain Admired Church in Hawaii for Being ‘Unmistakably Catholic’
Servant and Steward: Finding myself in the unusual situation without another book to read at hand, I picked up a copy of Mark Twain’s Letters from Hawaii, edited by A. Grove Day (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1966). More here. … Continue reading
“Best of All My Books,” Mark Twain on “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc”
National Catholic Register has a good book review by Father Steven Reilly, LC, on Mark Twain’s little known masterpiece on the life of Joan of Arc. I am not sure whether or not one of Samuel Clemen’s daughters converted to … Continue reading