Annie Barnett (née Beeching; 12 December 1861 – 1941), also known as Mrs P. A. Barnett, was an English writer and editor. She edited anthologies of prose and verse, including books for children, and co-authored the epistolary novel Drifting Thistledown (1910). She supported women's suffrage and was the mother of the birth control campaigner and writer Charis Frankenburg.
Annie Barnett | |
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| Born | Annie Beeching 12 December 1861 Paddington, Middlesex, England |
| Died | (aged 79) Paddington, London, England |
| Pen name | Mrs. P. A. Barnett |
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| Education | |
| Period | 1900–1911 |
| Notable works | Drifting Thistledown (1910) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1, including Charis Frankenburg |
| Relatives | Henry Beeching (brother) |
Biography
editEarly life and education
editBarnett was born Annie Beeching in Paddington, Middlesex, on 12 December 1861 to James Plummer George Beeching and Harriet Beeching (née Skaife).[1]
Her father was a bookseller and her brother was the author Henry Beeching, Dean of Norwich. She was educated at North London Collegiate school and later studied at the University of London.[2]
Career
editBarnett edited books of prose and verse, including works for children.[3] She also co-authored an epistolary novel, Drifting Thistledown.[4] An article about the book appeared in The New York Times.[5]
Personal life and death
editBarnett married Percy Arthur Barnett (1858–1941), an educationalist and school inspector, at Hampstead in 1888.[6] They had two children: Denis, who died in the First World War, and Charis.[7] Barnett supported women's suffrage and took Charis to hear suffragette speakers in Hyde Park on several occasions.[2] Charis later became a writer and an activist for birth control.[2]
Barnett died in Paddington, London, in the second quarter of 1941, aged 79.[8]
Publications
edit- A Little Book of English Prose. London: Methuen & Co. 1900.
- Golden Numbers: A Book of Verse for Boys and Girls. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1907.
- Song and Story: Selections of Verse. A & C Black. 1907.
- The Children's Way: A Book of Verses About Children. Selected and arranged by Mrs. P. A. Barnett. London: Jarrold & Sons. 1910.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Drifting Thistledown. With another. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1910.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - An Anthology of Modern English Prose (1741 to 1892). With Lucy Dale. London: Longmans, Green & Co. 1911.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Stories from Hans Andersen. Selected and arranged by Mrs. P. A. Barnett. London: Macmillan & Co. 1911.
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References
edit- ↑ "Anne Barnett". 1939 England and Wales Register. Ancestry. 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- 1 2 3 Logan, Anne (8 August 2019), "Frankenburg [née Barnett], Charis Ursula (1892–1985), birth control campaigner and justice of the peace", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.369195, ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8, retrieved 17 March 2025
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link) - ↑ "'Mrs P. A. Barnett' - Search Results". WorldCat. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Drifting Thistledown by Barnett, P.A., Mrs. And Another: Very Good+ Hardcover (1910) 1st Edition, Signed by Author(s)". AbeBooks. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "'Drifting Thistledown'". The New York Times. 11 June 1910. p. 27. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Marriages Jun 1888: Barnett, Percy Arthur". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ↑ "Denis Oliver Barnett 30/04/1895 - 16/08/1915". Bedales School. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ↑ "Deaths Jun 1941: Barnett, Annie". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
Further reading
edit- "Collection: Letters from Annie Barnett". Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts. Archived from the original on 6 October 2025.