Daisy Ashford (1881-1972) was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters, a novella that parodies upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old. The novella was published in 1919 with a foreword by J.M. Barrie and remains in print in the United Kingdom to this day. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... A novella is a short, narrative, prose fiction work. ... In contemporary usage, parody is a form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it. ... The term upper class refers to a group of people at the top of a social hierarchy. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet, Scottish author Sir James Matthew Barrie, Baronet (May 9, 1860 - June 19, 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. ...

Ashford's name was also sometimes used as a way to criticize adult authors of the 1920s if their style was deemed too childish or naïve; Edmund Wilson referred to the novel This Side of Paradise by his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald as "a classic in a class with The Young Visiters." Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to... Edmund Wilson (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, noted chiefly for his literary criticism. ... This Side Of Paradise book cover This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... F.Scott Fitzgerald, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896–December 21, 1940) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer. ...

Ashford wrote one other short novel, The Hangman's Daughter, as well as several short stories. She stopped writing as a teenager.