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 Waife She married the writer and journalist Benjamin Waife (known by his pen name Ben-Zion Goldberg) in 1917 and had two sons, Sholom and Mitchell. In 1968, Waife published a biography of her father titled "My Father, Sholem Aleichem", the first complete biography of the famous writer. She was known for holding meetings at her New York residence on the anniversary of Aleichem's death to read his works. Waife died in 1985 and was survived by her sons. Marie Waife Marie Waife ("née" Marusi Solomonovna Rabinovich; October 29, 1892 – November 30, 1985) was an American writer best known for writing