Daisy Ashford
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. 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".
Daisy Ashford | |
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Ashford in 1919 | |
| Born | Margaret Mary Julia Ashford 3 April 1881 Petersham, London, England |
| Died | 15 January 1972 (aged 90) Norwich, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work | The Young Visiters |
| Spouse | James Devlin (1920–1956; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
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