The Maid of Orleans (poem) The Maid of Orleans (poem) The Maid of Orleans () is a satirical poem by François-Marie Arouet, better known by his pen name, Voltaire. It was first published in 1899, but Voltaire had written it over a century beforehand; while he had started writing the text in 1730, he never completed it. It was translated into English by W. H. Ireland. Voltaire was undoubtedly one of the most controversial writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment Age, and "The Maid of Orleans" was also certainly one of his more contentious works. An epic and scandalous satire concerning the life of the
Kristine Marie Jensen to have outsold her is Hans Christian Andersen. Over a million copies of the work have now been sold. Kristine Marie Jensen died on 7 February 1923 in Copenhagen. She is buried in Holmens Cemetery. Kristine Marie Jensen Kristine Marie Jensen, better known in Denmark as Frøken Jensen, (1858–1923) was a Danish housekeeper and cookbook writer. She is remembered in particular as the author of the early Danish cookbook "Frøken Jensens Kogebog" ("Miss Jensen's Cookbook"), which has been popular for its traditional recipes since its publication in 1901. The popularity of Jensen's cookbooks is in part a result of the