Abstract
THERE can have been few historical events which have seemed more inexplicable than those which made up the life of Joan of Arc. A peasant girl of eighteen profoundly affected the destinies of nations. Such things seem impossible; yet they occurred. The problem of Joan will perhaps never be completely solved. It may never be possible to show that her history was simply an unusual configuration of events, motives, and personal characteristics which were each in themselves neither unique nor startling. But Mr. Barrett's excellent translation of the documents relating to her trial enables even the layman to attempt such an analysis.
The Trial of Jeanne d'Arc.
A complete translation of the Text of the Original Documents, with an Introduction, By W. P. Barrett. (Broadway Medieval Library.) Pp. viii + 352 + 12 plates. (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1931.) 15s. net.
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The Trial of Jeanne d'Arc . Nature 128, 284–285 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128284a0
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