12 JULY 1913, Page 16

JOAN OF ARC.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

Sin,—I think you may be amused by the following short essay on Joan of Arc. It was written by a little girl, and seems to me admirably concise. It runs thus : "Joan of Are was a maid. She was good, she was brave, she was burnt."—I [We should like to see more of this little girl's writings. They appear to be modelled on the happiest efforts of Caesar. It is a pity that there is no equivalent of "good" which begins with a 'h."—ED. Spectator.]