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
Marie Manning (writer) Rome's 1937 revue "Pins and Needles" (later made famous by Barbra Streisand): "Oh Beatrice Fairfax, give me the bare facts,"<br> "How do you make them fall?"<br> "If you don't save me, the things the Lord gave me"<br> "Never will be any use to me at all." There is a poem by Kenneth Fearing entitled "Dear Beatrice Fairfax" in which he metaphorically lambasts social status as product guarantees. Marie Manning (writer) Marie Manning (January 22, 1872 —November 28, 1945) was a newspaper columnist and novelist in the early 20th century. She wrote the first newspaper advice column, "Dear Beatrice Fairfax", in