The elder Sewell wrote several books, including Mother’s Last Words and Other Ballads and Homely Ballads for The Working Man’s Fireside. Though Anna would eventually eclipse her mother in both fame and book sales, Mary Wright Sewell was the more successful author for most of her life. AUTHOR ANNA SEWELL'S MOTHER WAS THE WRITER OF THE FAMILY. It’s actually Black Beauty, his grooms and companions the autobiography of a horse, 'Translated from the original equine by Anna Sewell'. Read on to learn more about the classic tale. Though it was written during a time when horses were beasts of burden far more than they are today, the animal cruelty issue still resonates-which is why Black Beauty is one of the best selling books in history. Happy anniversary to Black Beauty, which turns 138 today.
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