The Young Visiters is one of literature’s great accidental masterpieces. Written entirely by nine-year-old Daisy Ashford and published in 1919 with a preface by J. M. Barrie, it follows the socially ambitious Mr. Salteena as he navigates high society, romance, and the upper classes — all rendered in delightfully misspelled, ungrammatical, and utterly charming prose.
The comedy is entirely unintentional on young Daisy’s part, which only makes it more irresistible. This remains one of the funniest short novels in the English language. Download this free EPUB and meet Mr. Salteena.