https://brighton-hove.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?QRY=SU%3A%20(SEWELL%20%2B%20ANNA%20%2B%201820%20%2B%201878)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20Sewell%2C%20Anna%2C%201820-1878%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&CF=BIB&SORTS=DTE.DATE1.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://brighton-hove.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=5559662&CF=BIB 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 drive a small carriage. She left the Quaker movement, but remained close friends with the women writers and abolitionists who had been empowered by its liberal principles. It was not until she became terminally ill, aged 51, that she found the courage to write her own book. Tragically, she died just five months after the book was published in 1877. 'Black Beauty' is now recognised as the first anthropomorphic novel. After modest success in Britain, it was taken up by a charismatic American, George Thorndike Angell, a campaigner against animal cruelty who made it one of the bestselling novels of all time. 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 drive a small carriage. She left the Quaker movement, but remained close friends with the women writers and abolitionists who had been empowered by its liberal principles. It was not until she became terminally ill, aged 51, that she found the courage to write her own book. Tragically, she died just five months after the book was published in 1877. 'Black Beauty' is now recognised as the first anthropomorphic novel. After modest success in Britain, it was taken up by a charismatic American, George Thorndike Angell, a campaigner against animal cruelty who made it one of the bestselling novels of all time.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Brayfield, Celia<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.<br />256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Jubilee Library - (Brighton and Hove City Libraries) - Adult NonFiction - 920 SEW - Physical Processing (Set: 29 Jul 2023) - 95000000108091<br /> https://brighton-hove.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=516382&CF=BIB 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'. 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'.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Gavin, Adrienne E., 1962-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Stroud : Sutton, 2004.<br />x, 276 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, ports. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Jubilee Library - Jubilee Library Store - (Brighton and Hove City Libraries) - Adult NonFiction - 920 SEW - Available - 02662503<br />