![]() ![]() In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. The contrast between her and her century is the contrast between day and night. When we reflect that her century was the brutalest, the wickedest, the rottenest in history since the darkest ages, we are lost in wonder at the miracle of such a product from such a soil. ![]() Judged by any of them, judged by all of them, it is still flawless, it is still ideally perfect it still occupies the loftiest place possible to human attainment, a loftier one than has been reached by any other mere mortal. It can be measured by the standards of all times without misgiving or apprehension as to the result. But the character of Joan of Arc is unique. Judged by the standards of one century, the noblest characters of an earlier one lose much of their luster judged by the standards of to-day, there is probably no illustrious man of four or five centuries ago whose character could meet the test at all points. To Arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man's character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours. Excerpt from Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Vol. ![]()
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