Daisy Ashford
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Margaret Mary Julia Devlin (née Ashford; 3 April 1881 – 15 January 1972), known as Daisy Ashford, was an English writer who is most famous for writing The Young Visiters, a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century England, when she was just nine years old.[1] The novella was published in 1919, preserving her juvenile spelling and punctuation. She wrote the title as "Viseters" in her manuscript, but it was published as "Visiters".[2]
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Daisy Ashford | |
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Born | Margaret Mary Julia Ashford (1881-04-03)3 April 1881 Petersham, London, England |
Died | 15 January 1972(1972-01-15) (aged 90) Norwich, England |
Occupation | Novelist |
Notable work | The Young Visiters |
Spouse | James Devlin (1920–1956; his death) |
Children | 4 |
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