Annie Barnett
English writer and editor (1862–1941)
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.
Biography
Early life and education
Barnett was born Annie Beeching in Paddington, Middlesex, on 12 December 1861 to James Plummer George Beeching and Harriet Beeching (née Skaife).
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.
Career
Barnett edited books of prose and verse, including works for children. She also co-authored an epistolary novel, Drifting Thistledown. An article about the book appeared in The New York Times.
Personal life and death
Barnett married Percy Arthur Barnett (1858–1941), an educationalist and school inspector, at Hampstead in 1888.
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