Subject: Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878 (Keywords)

This biography reveals the life of Anna Sewell - her experiences, her beliefs, and the sympathy with animals and their suffering that drove her to write her famous work, 'Black Beauty'.

Born in 1829 to a young Quaker couple, Anna Sewell grew up in poverty in London. She was 14 when she fell and injured her ankle, which left her permanently disabled. Rejecting the life of a Victorian invalid, she developed an extraordinary empathy with horses, learning to ride side-saddle and to ...