Joan of Arc (Stanley Diane)(Paperback)

Joan of Arc (Stanley Diane)(Paperback)

Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple thirteen-year-old village girl who in Just a few years would lead France to independence from English rule, and thus become a symbol of France's national pride. It is a

The Trial of Joan of Arc (Hobbins Daniel)(Paperback)

No account is more critical to our understanding of Joan of Arc than the contemporary record of her trial in 1431. Convened at Rouen and directed by bishop Pierre Cauchon, the trial culminated in Joan's public execution for heresy. The trial record, which sometimes preserves Joan's very words,

Sparrow - The Story of Joan of ARC (Morpurgo Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Eloise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream... A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of War

Book of Joan (Yuknavitch Lidia)(Paperback / softback)

Internationally bestselling author Lidia Yuknavitch offers a re-imagined Joan of Arc poised to save a world ravaged by war, in this genre-defying

Saint Joan (Shaw Bernard)(Paperback)

'What other judgment can I judge by but my own?' Charting the meteoric rise and fall of Joan of Arc and her mission to drive the English from France, Shaw's Saint Joan draws directly on the medieval records to cut through the sentiment that characterized previous literary treatments of her story

Messenger: The Legend of Joan of Arc (Lee Tony)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping and powerful story of Joan of Arc's short but inspirational life fighting for freedom during the One Hundred Years War between France and

Joan of Arc (Morpurgo Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Japanese Art (Stanley-Baker Joan)(Paperback)

The uniqueness of Japanese culture rests on the fact that, throughout its history, Japan has continually taken, adapted, and transformed diverse influences--whether from Korea, China, and the South Seas, or Europe and America--into distinct traditions of its own. This book, an authoritative and

Pocket Bios: Joan of Arc (Berenger Al)(Pevná vazba)

A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of martyr and Roman Catholic saint, Joan of Arc.Joan of Arc was a teenager known for her instrumental role in the Hundred Years' War between the rulers of France and England. Guided by religious visions, she fearlessly helped King Charles

Joan of Arc (Castor Helen)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world, as you have never read it beforeA French peasant girl who heard voices from God, Joan convinced the royal court of her divine calling and became a teenage warrior, leading an army to victory against the

Divine Heretic: Divine Heretic (Moyer Jaime Lee)(Paperback)

Everyone knows the story of Joan of Arc, a peasant girl who put Charles VII on the throne and spearheaded France's victory over Britain before being burned by the English as a heretic and witch. But things are not always as they appear. Jeanne d'Arc was only five when three angels and saints first

Joan of Arc: La Pucelle (Horrox Rosemary)(Paperback)

This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war in favour of the French king

Voices: The Final Hours of Joan of Arc (Elliott David)(Pevná vazba)

'Stunning . . . elegant . . . arresting . . . supple and harrowing.' - The Wall Street Journal★'An innovative, entrancing account of a popular figure that will appeal to fans of verse, history, and biography.' - Kirkus, starred reviewIn poems that surprise and move readers, bestselling author

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken Joan)(Paperback)

A thrilling, funny and spectacular adaptation of Joan Aiken's classic children's novel, perfectly suited to performance by theatre companies and drama groups of any size. A thrilling adventure set in an alternative history of England, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase tells the story of two brave and

Book of Common Prayer (Didion Joan)(Paperback / softback)

To Boulez and Beyond (Peyser Joan)(Paperback)

Joan Peyser offers a history of twentieth century music through the lives and works of its greatest composers in To Boulez and Beyond. Peyser provides historical context and suggests psychological insight for these masters, including Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern of the Second Viennese School; their

Stanley Kubrick Produces (Fenwick James)(Paperback)

Stanley Kubrick Produces provides the first comprehensive account of Stanley Kubrick's role as a producer, and of the role of the producers he worked with throughout his career. It considers how he first emerged as a producer, how he developed the role, and how he ultimately used it to fashion

Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (Didion Joan)(Paperback)

Celebrated, iconic, and indispensable, Joan Didion's first work of nonfiction, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, is considered a watershed moment in American writing. First published in 1968, the collection was critically praised as one of the 'best prose written in this country.' More than perhaps any

Run River (Didion Joan)(Paperback)

Joan Didion's electrifying first novel is a haunting portrait of a marriage whose wrong turns and betrayals are at once absolutely idiosyncratic and a razor-sharp commentary on the history of California. Everett McClellan and his wife, Lily, are the great-grandchildren of pioneers, and what happens

Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography (Quirk Lawrence J.)(Paperback)

Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's great dames. She was a leading film personality for more than fifty years, from her beginnings as a dancer in silent films of the 1920s, to her portrayals of working-class shop girls in the Depression

The Price of Illusion: A Memoir (Buck Joan Juliet)(Paperback)

From Joan Juliet Buck, former editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris and 'one of the most compelling personalities in the world of style' (New York Times) comes her dazzling, compulsively readable memoir: a fabulous account of four decades spent in the creative heart of London, New York, Los Angeles, and

Last Thing He Wanted (Didion Joan)(Paperback / softback)

A thrilling and exhilarating exploration of U.S. politics in Central America from Joan Didion, the hugely acclaimed author of The Year of Magical Thinking.It is 1984. Journalist Elena McMahon, watching her evasive, gruff father's life ebbing away before her, clutches at understanding him to grasp

Household Worms (Donwood Stanley)(Paperback)

Stanley Donwood says of a selection of stories contained in Household Worms that were inspired by drinking red wine alone at night: 'These were written to avoid staring for too long at a night-filled window that only reflected my own sorry-for-itself face. Perhaps I should try writing with white

Saint Joan: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes (Shaw George Bernard)(Paperback)

Exclusive to Penguin Classics: the definitive text of Shaw's powerful historical drama about Joan of Arc, which led him to win the Nobel Prize for Literature--part of the official Bernard Shaw Library A Penguin Classic With Saint Joan, which distills many of the ideas Shaw had been exploring in