The Young Visiters
is a
charming, unintentional satire of upper-class British society
, written by
Daisy Ashford when she was just nine years old
. The manuscript, full of
spelling mistakes and childlike grammar
, was discovered years later and
published in its original form
, with a preface by
J. M. Barrie
(author of
Peter Pan
).
Despite its
naïve storytelling
, the novel
satirizes Victorian society
in a way that makes it both
hilarious and insightful
. It has remained a
cult classic
for over a century, loved for its
unintentional humor and childlike sincerity
.
The novel follows
Alfred Salteena
, a
middle-class man with high social ambitions
, and his journey to
become a gentleman
so he can impress the woman he loves,
Ethel Monticue