The Language of Fire by Hemphill, Stephanie -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Epigraph Contents Part One: The Light That Sparks the Fire

On Fire Thirteen and Fumbling Nothing to Do Against the Grain History of a Country Divided Safer Than Most Fire My Friend Being a Girl My Three Brothers Alone One Girl’s Prayer My Thirteenth Summer Nothing to Speak About Just Before Supper Lost Lamb Can Anything Change? Purpose Without Hope No Sleep for the Conflicted Doubt Fulfilling the Prophecy Jean the Mean What Else Can I Do? A Snare or a Cage Where Have You Been? They Are Coming Sleeping With Flames My Father’s Nightmare Prayer My Sister Finding Strength Within My Real Training Begins Aches and Pains Catherine the Wife Learning to Ride Swordsman Who Am I?

Part Two: Gathering Fuel for the Fire

A First Attempt Catherine’s Good News Second Retreat to Neufchâteau A Marriage for Jehanne Oh, Brothers The Siege of Orléans Childbirth Back to Baudricourt Impatience Is Not a Virtue Waiting to Bloom Like My Eldest Brother Thoughts of Home The Brotherhood of Knights No More Dress The Journey to Chinon

Part Three: Kindling

Take Me to the Dauphin Dead Man’s Shoes A Short Prayer Meeting the Dauphin A Sign Conviction My Examination Brotherly Advice Fitting In The Duke of Alençon An Ally Introductions Because I Wear Armor Never Show My Fear Pray What They Determine Gathering Troops Looking the Part The Importance of a French Victory Dream of Fire My Confession Preparing for Battle

Part Four: Where First Comes Smoke, Next Comes Fire

A Message to the English Rulers The English Reaction The Enemy We Are an Army of God Meeting the Bastard A Change of Wind Orléans Before the Battle of Orléans Captains The First Battle On the Battlefield Strategize Ascension Day You Can Run, but You Cannot Hide Girl in Charge One Battle More The Siege of Les Tourelles: The Decisive Battle of Orléans After the Final Battle Daughter of God, Go, Go, Go Clearing the Road to Reims More Proof As I Command Noble Women Friends Become Family Return to the Fight My Real Brothers Happy to See Them? The Battle of Jargeau Fate Daughter of God, Go, Go A Night of Knights Fastolf Confidence Reinforcement Surrender to the Maid Daughter of God, Go: The Battle of Patay

Part Five: A Torch for the King

Retrieving the Dauphin The Way to the Crown The Notre-Dame Cathedral at Reims The King and the Maid Crowning the King Family Reunion One Stays, One Goes What Comes Next? Charles’s Tour Friends and Allies Abandon Us Saint-Honoré Gate, Paris Should We Continue? A Chance to Fight Back Du Lys and No Taxes Reality Winter and Dreaming of War Compiègne Captured The Castle of Beaulieu My Little Brother Escape Three Good Ladies Seeing Beyond Walls and War Death of His Aunt No Good Ransom Bruised, but Not Broken The Voyage to Rouen

Part Six: Face the Flames

Arriving in Rouen My New Residence Fire in Winter Despised Prisoner of the English Let Me Be Watched by Nuns Visitors to My Cell Whom I Do Not See Church Bells Do Not Refuse the Bishop On the Way to Court First Public Session I Will Not Swear After Day One Second Session, Second Strength My Day Off More Pressure to Swear Am I a Lady Without a Dress? Ask Better Questions Self-Confession The Strength of Catherine A Prediction What I Am Going to Do When I Get Out of Here Sixth Questioning in Public One Last Night Is Reverend Massieu My Friend? Where Is My Brotherhood? Barrage of Questions Success or Failure? A Creep of Clerics Tired and Bored Breaking Down and Giving In Stay Strong and Remember Your Purpose Repetition Seeing Flames Speech and Silence Verification

Part Seven: Burn

Ordinary Trial Seventy Articles Easter Reduction The Essence of the Articles: 1-6 The Essence of the Articles: 7-12 Pretense Recurrent Dream Bad Fish Repent Torture Never Going Home Abjuration Why I Signed That Paper Relapse Last Sacraments Saying Goodbye The Fire

Part Eight: Out of the Ashes

After the Fire

Author’s Note Jehanne and the Hundred Years’ War French and English Monarchs Should You Wish to Explore Further Acknowledgments About the Author Books by Stephanie Hemphill Back Ad Copyright About the Publisher

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