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Anna Sewell
English novelist (1820–1878)
Anna Sewell (;[2] 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878)[1] was an English novelist who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work. It is considered one of the top ten best-selling novels for children, although the author intended it for adults.[3] Sewell died only five months after the publication of Black Beauty, but long enough to see her only novel become a success.
Biography
Early life
Sewell was born on March 30, 1820, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devout Quaker family.[4] Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884), was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip. The children were largely educated at home by their mother due to a lack of money for schooling.[5]
In 1822, Isaac's business, a small shop, failed and the family moved to Dalston, London.[5] Life was difficult for the family, and Isaac and Mary frequently sent Philip and
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Anna Sewell was born to a Quaker family of East England. Most of her education she received at home. At the age of fourteen she sustained an injury and was for the rest of her life unable to walk or stand for any significant period of time. Instead, she had to walk with the assistance of a crutch, and could barely stand for extended periods of time. In such a situation she took a great loving to horses, driving them or riding them whenever she could. Horse-riding enabled her to remain active and travel about despite her injury. Due to her strong love of horses and the long amounts of time she spent riding, Sewell became quite sensitive to the horse behavior and nature.
Never married, Sewell spent the latter part of her life by her mother's side. She had one younger sibling: a little brother named Philip. She would take care of her mother during this time. The two of them remained very close throughout Anna's lifetime. Together they left the Society of Friends and joined the Church of England, despite
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Anna Sewell was born in a house on Church Plain in Great Yarmouth.
Anna Sewell's Birthplace (the one in the middle)
Her parents were Quakers and soon after they left Norfolk and moved to London. However, she and her brother Philip made frequent returns to Norfolk to stay with their grandparents - who lived at Dudwick Farm in Buxton. It was here that Anna first learnt to ride and it is almost certainly the inspiration for Birtwick Park in Black Beauty (though some claim it was based on Tracy Park near Bath where the family also lived.)
When she was a teenager Anna injured her ankles and for the rest of her life suffered from mobility problems. As a result she relied heavily upon horse-drawn carriages and this may have given her a particular empathy with horses.
She wrote Black Beauty at a house on Spixworth Road in Old Catton and it was published by Jarrold's' in 1877. Anna was bed-ridden from 1871-1877 and wrote the book
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