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The Young Visiters: Or, Mr Salteena´s Plan
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Description for The Young Visiters: Or, Mr Salteena´s Plan
Hardback. This, "the greatest novel written by a nine-year-old, " had been in print in Britain since the '20s, but had been out of print in the U.S. for 35 years. It has two hilarious themes: love and social climbing. Illustrator(s): Anderson-Miller, Julia. Num Pages: 105 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 191. Clean copy with some shelf wear fine in dustjacket
Fiction by nine-year-olds is rare, but the precocious Ashford redeems her unremarkable story in ways she could never have imagined. Written in 1890 but not published until 1919 (and kept in print in Britain since that time), this novel proves to be a completely innocent yet inadvertently amusing spoof of Victorian society. The guileless author writes of 42-year-old Alfred Salteena, who, born on the wrong side of the blanket, wishes to become a gentleman. The suave and well-connected earl of Clincham imparts to his apt pupil (without irony and with telling accuracy) the essence of becoming one of the upper ... Read more
Fiction by nine-year-olds is rare, but the precocious Ashford redeems her unremarkable story in ways she could never have imagined. Written in 1890 but not published until 1919 (and kept in print in Britain since that time), this novel proves to be a completely innocent yet inadvertently amusing spoof of Victorian society. The guileless author writes of 42-year-old Alfred Salteena, who, born on the wrong side of the blanket, wishes to become a gentleman. The suave and well-connected earl of Clincham imparts to his apt pupil (without irony and with telling accuracy) the essence of becoming one of the upper ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL, United States
ISBN
9780897333658
SKU
KJE0001911
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