The Executioner’s Knife:::: Or:::: Joanofarc
A Tale of the Inquisition
B y E U G E N E S U E
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH BY
DANIEL DE LEON
NEW YORK LABOR NEWS COMPANY, 1910
Copyright 1910, by the
NEW YORK LABOR NEWS CO.
| INDEX | ||
|---|---|---|
| TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE | VII | |
| PART I. DOMREMY. | ||
| CHAPTER. | ||
| I. | JEANNETTE | 3 |
| II. | GILLON THE FURTIVE | 7 |
| III. | AT THE FOUNTAIN OF THE FAIRIES | 11 |
| IV. | THE HARP OF MERLIN | 16 |
| V. | THE PROPHECY OF MERLIN | 23 |
| VI. | THE LEGEND OF HENA | 29 |
| VII. | GERMINATION | 34 |
| VIII. | “THE ENGLISH” | 37 |
| IX. | THE FLIGHT | 44 |
| X. | “BURGUNDY!”—“FRANCE!” | 47 |
| XI. | THE VISION | 58 |
| XII. | RETURNING VISIONS | 63 |
| XIII. | WRESTLING WITH THE ANGELS | 68 |
| XIV. | “THE TIME HAS ARRIVED!” | 72 |
| XV. | CAPTAIN ROBERT OF BAUDRICOURT | 76 |
| XVI. | AT THE CASTLE OF VAUCOULEURS | 80 |
| XVII. | JOHN OF NOVELPONT | 87 |
| XVIII. | “GOOD LUCK, JOAN!” | 92 |
| PART II. CHINON. | ||
| I. | THE COUNCIL OF CHARLES VII | 101 |
| II. | ALOYSE OF CASTELNAU | 112 |
| III. | THE TEST | 118 |
| IV. | THE HALL OF RABATEAU | 123 |
| PART III. ORLEANS. | ||
| I. | FRIDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1429 | 137 |
| II. | SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, 1429 | 147 |
| III. | SUNDAY, MAY 1ST, 1429 | 155 |
| IV. | MONDAY, MAY 2ND, 1429 | 157 |
| V. | TUESDAY, MAY 3RD, 1429 | 159 |
| VI. | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH, 1429 | 161 |
| VII. | THURSDAY, MAY 5TH, 1429 | 177 |
| VIII. | FRIDAY, MAY 6TH, 1429 | 186 |
| IX. | SATURDAY, MAY 7TH, 1429 | 203 |
| X. | THE KING CROWNED | 214 |
| PART IV. ROUEN; OR, THE MYSTERY OF THE PASSION OF JOAN DARC. | ||
| I. | BISHOP AND CANON | 229 |
| II. | IN THE DUNGEON | 262 |
| III. | THE INQUISITION | 277 |
| IV. | THE TEMPTATION | 302 |
| V. | THE SENTENCE | 312 |
| VI. | PHYSICAL COLLAPSE | 326 |
| VII. | REMORSE | 348 |
| VIII. | THE RELAPSE | 354 |
| IX. | THE WORM TURNS | 357 |
| X. | TO THE FLAMES | 360 |
| XI. | THE PYRE | 365 |
| EPILOGUE | 378 | |