The Young Visiters or, Mr. Salteena's Plan

Daisy Ashford wrote this novel of high society, romance and social climbing when she was nine, and it was published unedited, spelling included, when she was an adult. The result is accidentally hilarious and genuinely charming. IMPLEMENTATION NOTE RIGHTS→ public domain in the US only; Ashford (d. 1972) is protected in the UK until the end of 2042