But to return to the earlier years of the century. In 1817, Lebrun des Charnettes published a history of Joan of Arc in four volumes; this history of the Maid was up to that time the best that had been written. In the same year there was published another history of the heroine by M. Berriat Saint-Prix. The best thing that work contains is an itinerary of the different places at which Joan of Arc passed the last three years of her short existence. It is a useful list for any one who wishes to visit the scenes connected with her wonderful history.
The list commences with her flight to Neufchâteau in 1428, and the journey to Toul, and continues as follows:--
From Domremy to Burey-le-Petit, Vaucouleurs. Return to Domremy.
From Domremy to Vaucouleurs, Toul, Nancy, Saint Nicolas-du-Port. 13th Return to Vaucouleurs, Saint Urbain, Auxerre.
Gien, Sainte Catherine de Fierbois. 6th Chinon, Le Coudray en Touraine, Poitiers.
Chinon, Tours, Saint Florent-les-Saumur. 25th Blois. 28th Rully près de Checy. 29th Orleans.
2nd Reconnaissance before Orleans. 4th Sortie on the road of Blois. 10th Return to Blois from Orleans. To Tours and Loches.
4th Selles-en-Berri. 6th Selles to Romorantin and Orleans, 11th Jargeau. 15th Meun-sur-Loire. 16th Beaugency. 18th Patay and Jauville. 19th Orleans, Saint Benoit-sur-Loire. 22nd Châteauneuf. 24th Departure from Orleans for Gien. 27th Departure from Gien in the direction of Montargis.
1st Before Auxerre. 2nd Saint Florentin. 4th Saint Fal. 5th Before Troyes. 10th Entry into Troyes. 14th Bussy. 15th Châlons-sur-Marne. 16th Sept Saulx. 16th Rheims. 21st Saint Marcoul de Corbeny. 22nd Vailly. 23rd Soissons. 29th Château Thierry.
1st Montmirail-en-Brive. 2nd Provins. Sortie as far as Lamotte-de-Nangis, Bray-sur-Seine. 5th Return towards Paris by Provins. 7th Coulommiers, Château Thierry. 10th La Ferté Milon. 11th Crespy-en-Valois. 12th Lagny-le-Sec. 13th Dammartin and Thieux. 14th Baron, Montessilloy. 15th Crespy. 18th Compiègne, Senlis. 23rd Leave Compiègne. 26th Saint Denis.
5th La Chapelle, near Paris. 8th Attack on the gate Saint Honoré. 9th Retreat from La Chapelle to Saint Denis. 14th Lagny-sur-Marne. 15th Provins, Bray-sur-Seine. Passage of the river Yonne at a ford near Sens Courtenay. Château Regnaut, Montargis. 21st Gien. Selles-en-Berri, Bourges.