Daisy Ashfordwas just nine years old when she penned (or rather, penciled)The Young Visitersin her notebook. As an adult, she found the manuscript along with other childhood writings and showed them to her literary friends for a laugh. They were so delighted that they passed them around their circle. The unexpected result was a publishing deal, withJ. M.Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, writing the preface. So clever was the book...