e
very foolish of him to trouble about others. As occasion requires he
will place those misprints to the account of reader or author. I am
infinitely indebted to my publishers and friends MM. Calmann, Levy and
to their excellent collaborators for the care and experience they have
employed in lightening the burden, which Titivillus will place on my
back on the Day of Judgment.

PARIS, February, 1908.

CONTENTS

VOL. I

CHAP. PAGE

PREFACE v

INTRODUCTION vii

I. CHILDHOOD 1

II. VOICES 29

III. FIRST VISIT TO VAUCOULEURS. FLIGHT TO NEUFCHATEAU.
JOURNEY TO TOUL. SECOND VISIT TO VAUCOULEURS 61

IV. JOURNEY TO NANCY. ITINERARY FROM VAUCOULEURS
TO SAINTE-CATHERINE-DE-FIERBOIS 91

V. THE SIEGE OF ORLEANS FROM THE 12TH OF OCTOBER,
1428, TO THE 6TH OF MARCH, 1429 106

VI. THE MAID AT CHINON--PROPHECIES 145

VII. THE MAID AT POITIERS 187

VIII. THE MAID AT POITIERS (_continued_) 204

IX. THE MAID AT TOURS 217

X. THE SIEGE OF ORLEANS FROM THE 7TH OF MARCH
TO THE 28TH OF APRIL, 1429 230

XI. THE MAID AT BLOIS. LETTER TO THE ENGLISH.
DEPARTURE FOR ORLEANS 243

XII. THE MAID AT ORLEANS 258

XIII. THE TAKING OF LES TOURELLES AND THE DELIVERANCE
OF ORLEANS 296

XIV. THE MAID AT TOURS AND SELLES-EN-BERRY.
TREATISES OF JACQUES GELU AND JEAN GERSON 318

XV. TAKING OF JARGEAU. THE MEUNG BRIDGE.
BEAUGENCY 345

XVI. THE BATTLE OF PATAY. OPINIONS OF ITALIAN AND
GERMAN CLERKS. THE GIEN ARMY 368

XVII. THE AUXERRE CONVENTION. FRIAR RICHARD.
THE SURRENDER OF TROYES 403

XVIII. THE SURRENDER OF CHALONS AND OF REIMS.
THE CORONATION 435

XIX. RISE OF THE LEGEND 461