The Young Visiters, or Mr. Salteena's Plan (Paperback)

from wunderkind

This 1890 book, "the greatest novel written by a nine-year-old", chronicles the adventures of Mr. Salteena and his friends Edith and Bernard as the first attempts to climb the social ladder and the latter two fall madly in love. Of course, having been written by a nine-year-old, it's comical in t...

from electrascaife

This was, apparently, written by a 9-year-old girl in 1890. Precocious for that age, yes, but there's not much else to say about it, I'm afraid.

from REINADECOPIAYPEGA

It was a very cute story and all the spelling errors were left in. Written by a child of 9, I found it sweet and amusing.

from edella

A delightful story, and noted also for the illustrations of Posy Simmonds. Written by a young girl, but quite famous for the immense number of phrases that are innocent but have a soert of double entendre to them for the louche adult eye. Simmonds' illustrations tend to enhance the process!

from kathleen586

Hilarious story written by a nine-year-old girl in 1890. 3 1/2 stars.