The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters or Mister Salteena's Plan is a 1919 novel by English writer Daisy Ashford (1881-1972). She wrote it in 1890 when she was nine years old and part of its appeal lies in its juvenile innocence, and its unconventional grammar and spelling. A great success, it sold around half a million copies during the twentieth century and has been adapted for film, television, and as both a stage play and a musical.

Alfred Salteena, an "elderly man of 42", has invited 17-year-old Ethel ...