The Young Visiters

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The Young Visiters
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The Young Visiters

Daisy Ashford
Edition year 1956
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Diana Brough, Maud Johnson
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 78
Dimensions 20.7 × 14.2 cm

Edition details

Young Visiters, The or Mr. Salteenas Plan by Daisy Ashford. 8 illustrations by Diana Brough, hand-coloured by Maud Johnson. Introduction by J.M. Barrie. Bound in quarter dark red buckram with pictorial paper boards. Green slipcase.78pp. 20.7x14.2cm.

About the book

The Young Visiters is a famously unusual comic novel written by Daisy Ashford when she was only nine years old. The story follows the social and romantic ambitions of Mr Salteena, an awkward gentleman who hopes to improve his position and win the affection of the young Ethel Monticue. Its charm lies in Ashford's wonderfully innocent understanding of adult society, combined with unconventional spelling and unintended humour. The result is an affectionate and highly entertaining parody of romance, class and social aspiration, made all the more remarkable by the youth of its author.

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