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Evelyn Snead Barnett
1854–1921
A Louisville writer and literary critic who helped shape a lively local writing scene, she published fiction that ranged from magazine stories to novels and children's books. Her work includes Mrs. Delire's Euchre Party, Jerry's Reward, and The Dragnet.
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Jerry's Reward
by Evelyn Snead Barnett
About the author
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Evelyn Snead Barnett lived from 1854 to 1921. Contemporary records and library listings connect her with fiction, especially short stories, novels, and children's writing, and surviving references show that she published work over many years.
She is associated with several known titles, including Mrs. Delire's Euchre Party, and Other Tales (1895), Jerry's Reward, and The Dragnet (1909). Project Gutenberg and other library catalogs preserve some of her work, which has helped keep her name in circulation long after her lifetime.
Barnett was also remembered in Louisville literary history as an important figure in the Authors Club of Louisville, and later accounts describe her as one of its founders. Alongside her own books, that role suggests a writer who was deeply involved in encouraging and sustaining a community of authors.