author
James Francis Barrett
1888–1934
Best known for The Loyalist, he wrote historical fiction that brings the American Revolution to life through a story of divided loyalties, danger, and romance. Though little biographical detail is easy to confirm today, his work has endured through public-domain editions and audiobook circulation.
1 Audiobook
The Loyalist A Story of the American Revolution
by James Francis Barrett
About the author
James Francis Barrett was an American author born in 1888 and died in 1934. The main work that can be confirmed from reliable library and public-domain records is The Loyalist: A Story of the American Revolution, originally published in 1920.
That novel is a work of historical fiction set during the Revolutionary era. In its foreword, Barrett explains that the story uses real historical events and figures as its background while building a fictional central plot, which helps explain why the book still appeals to listeners who enjoy history told through character and drama.
Detailed personal information about Barrett appears to be scarce in widely available reference sources, so it is safest to remember him through the novel he left behind: an early-20th-century historical romance-adventure centered on the tensions between Loyalists and Patriots in revolutionary America.