, Illustrated by Lucy Kemp- Welchīlack Beauty is the compelling tale of a young thoroughbred that captured the hearts of Victorian England in the early 1800s. She died of hepatitis in 1878, just five months after her book was published. Anna spent her last years writing the children’s classic Black Beauty (1877). After that, she was confined most of the time to her house as an invalid and got around mostly by carriage horses. When Anna was 14 and on her way home from school, she slipped and fell, breaking both of her ankles. Anna Sewell~ 1820-1878 Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK Anna Sewell was born on March 30, 1820, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. She dictated much of the book to her mother, who wrote it all down when Anna was too weak to hold a pencil. After that, she was confined most of the time to her house as an invalid and got around mostly by carriage horses. Despite her pain, Anna Sewell was determined to complete her novel, Black Beauty (1877). Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England UKĪnna Sewell was born on March 30, 1820, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
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