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Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was born and lived in Norfolk, England. Her knee was injured as a child and she struggled with her health for the rest of her life. She was bedridden by the time she started writing her only work: Black Beauty (1877).

Sewell was a great lover of horses and her Quaker faith promoted a kind and gentle way with animals. Sewell wrote Black Beauty with hopes of changing the public's attitude about the cruel practices inflicted on horses. Black Beauty is told from the horse's perspective, an unusual and effective choice.

Public reaction was strong to the sympathetic horse Beauty. The painful fad of "tail docking," trimming the horse's tail so that it stood up uncomfortably, and "bearing reins," which held the horse's neck in a forced position, soon become unpopular.

Sewell's only writing experience had been helping edit her mother's own popular juvenilia. She didn't live to see the success of her work.

At Sewell's funeral, her mother stopped the funeral procession to ask several carriages to remove their bearing reins. The carriage drivers did as they were asked and the funeral proceeded.

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Anna Sewell (March 30, 1820 - April 25, 1878) was a writer, born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

She was the author of Black Beauty, a famous children's book which has been made into films and TV series. She died a few months after her book was published.

Her birthplace in Church Plain, Great Yarmouth, is now a museum.

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Project Gutenberg e-text of Anna Sewell's Black Beauty

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Posted by Anonymous	May 23rd, 2004
Need more information people!
Posted by g6e3h@unb.ca	May 25th, 2004
Ch�re Anna Sewell Bonjour je m'appelle EmilyDoucet.J'ai 10ans.J'aime le soccer vraiment beaucoup,j'aime ia natation parce-que c'est relaxcer,j'aime patiner parce-que c'est relaxcer aussi,j'aime �crire parce-que si tu est strace tu peut �crire,j'aime jouer dehors aussi,j'aime ie hockey aussi. Mon livre pr�f�r� que tu as �cris est Black Beauty parce-que c'est relaxcer,triste,amuser,content et dr�le. Pourquoi tu as choisi de �crire les livre? Est-ce que des livres que tu as �cris des livres amuser? Est-ce que tu es marier? Pourquoi tu �cris des livres? Est-ce que tu as les enfant? Combien de livres as tu �cris? sinc�rement Emily
Posted by farrellk13905hotmail.com	May 31st, 2004
I have a copy of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell copywright 1897 by Henry Altemus, is there any value to this book?
Posted by hot_tie45@hotmail.com	June 1st, 2004
firstly it was not her knee that were damage it was her ankles &she was parellized from the waist down
Posted by jus to put a word in	June 1st, 2004
firstly it was not her knee that were damage it was her ankles &she was parellized from the waist down anna sewell care all for horses i strated reading her book because i had a book report but as i read on i understood her passion for horses
Posted by mimi_thundershot@hotmail.com	September 10th, 2004
Hi my name is Mimi. I just adore horses. They are my favorite things in the world. I have a horse myself. I go horseriding every Sunday and I have so much fun!! I've read Black Beauty 4 times til now and I never get bored. The book inspires me so much and it makes people understand how bad some people treat horse. I mean Horses have been working with and to us and people just don't get that. It breaks my heart to ever see horses being treated bad. And me I could never even scuish and ant on purpose or kill a mosquito, because I think that all animals have the equal right to live. Thats why Black Beauty is one of my favorite books eva!!!!!!!!! (Well accually its the BEST book i've ever read)!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by paule_g82	September 22nd, 2004
I need this by noon, Today!!!!!!
Posted by quraishi@bangla.net	October 25th, 2004
me and my friends are probably the biggest fans of anna sewell and her book. we want to bacome like her
Posted by booooooooooooooooo	November 2nd, 2004
i think the people who write comments here are jerks,except me .know why? because idont comment.hahah hhahha!!!! jerks, morons hhahhah!!!
Posted by Jesuschick9549	November 11th, 2004
Hi my name is mandy. i love horses!!!!!!!!!!i dream of getting one every Christmas even though i don't. i've ridin' a horse many times. my cousin has about 9 horses in Lake City.i sort of have one there. well i could talk for hours about horses ,but i don't type fast enough ,haha!!well thanx for letting me talk a little bit,bye
Posted by cool_sista_cutepuppy	November 20th, 2004
Hi Anna I really like your book Black Beauty.It was the best book of my life.It was the best I took it everywhere I went.Oh! and by the way my name is Katie Tran. Phone:97858648 Address:8 Ashby Avenue. From:Katie Tran
Posted by Anonymous	March 2nd, 2005
i ain't stupid, i just luv horses and luv Black beauty. I have to look up stuff in the internet to find info b cause my book didn't have any stuff... boo hoo. i just luv her book and i really hope other people do too. it's not whether u like horses or not, it's about the message of the book-- the golden rule -- of course, there are other messages as well, and those r just as moving
Posted by someone	March 7th, 2005
How in the world do u cite this thing?
Posted by dellie@rogers.com	April 16th, 2005
Hi, i was just given the book black beauty bye our grandmother, and my mother told me to keep it safe. Can you tell me anything more about this book, mabye what it is worth? Thanks
Posted by yo yo yo	May 13th, 2005
Yo this book is off the chain...Dawg....i read it every day well its more like a page ok.. but this book is kind of wack... that horse got messed up yo...but i am out...peace homie
Posted by timnimmo67@aol.com	September 16th, 2005
I have a book that I am interested to find out how old it is. The publisher is Donohue, Henneberry & Co. There is no copyright date. There is a notation on the inside of the front cover written in pencil that says Arthur Munter xmas 1898. I have no idea how to find out the age of this book, if anyone can advise me, I would be thankfull. Tim Nimmo, Justin, Texas
Posted by horsegirl722@yahoo.com	September 29th, 2005
hey i am 13 and i started reading BLACK BEAUTY in the 3rd grade. I have read it every year i love this book so i guess what i am tring to say is this is a cool book thank you for wirting this book
Posted by sassygirl@hotmail.com	December 4th, 2005
what was her mothers name?
Posted by Anonymous	December 4th, 2005
i am looking for you R.I.P.
Posted by paulunwin2005@hotmail.co.uk	October 24th, 2006
Hi, My partner an i have taken over the lease for Anna Sewell House, church plain, Norfolk. we are restoring it to a tea room as it was for many years. Please feel free to contact us.. paulunwin2005@hotmail.co.uk
Posted by chrismary112@hotmail.co.uk	February 23rd, 2008
how many books did she write? how old was she when she had an accident? why did she write black beauty? how did the book help horses? by the way my name is chrismary and i am 12 years old my birthday is the 4th of febuary and i love reading books i have read nelly all her books and i found it good and intresting and i whould recoment it to a friend. Oh nelly forgot i am ecuadorian oh do u now floricienta? if yes can i have her photo and singeger and her E-mail address because she my faverot actruse.Nice talking to u write soon.
Posted by moonwadam@yahoo.com	August 8th, 2008
I have a Black Beauty book From one of my Great Grand Parents. There is no copy right date in it. Only a hand written date of 1899. How can I tell how old this book truly is.

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