Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell was an English novelist best known for her only published work, "Black Beauty," written in 1877. The novel, told from the perspective of a horse, is a powerful plea for the humane treatment of animals and became a classic of children's literature. Sewell wrote "Black Beauty" during the last years of her life while suffering from illness, and she passed away just five months after its publication. Her work had a lasting influence on animal welfare movements and continues to be beloved worldwide.

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01 My Early Home The first place that I can well remember was a large pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Some shady trees leaned over it, and rushes and water-lilies grew at the deep end. Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside; at the top of the meadow was a grove of fir... more...

CHAPTER I MY EARLY HOME he first place that I can well remember was a pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it. Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside. While I was young I lived upon my mother's milk, as I could not eat grass. In the daytime I ran by her side, and at night I... more...