Black Beauty from the station from which he commuted to work. Her dependence on horse-drawn transportation fostered her respect for horses. Sewell's introduction to writing began in her youth when she helped edit the works of her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1797–1884), a deeply religious, popular author of juvenile best-sellers. Anna Sewell never married or had children. In visits to European spas, she met many writers, artists, and philanthropists. Her only book was "Black Beauty", written between 1871 and 1877 in her house at Old Catton. During this time, her health was declining, and she could barely get out of bed. Her
Elizabeth Missing Sewell published, besides those already mentioned, seven tales, of which "Ursula" (1858) is the most important. She wrote also many devotional works such as "Passing Thoughts on Religion" (1860) and schoolbooks. Of the former "Thoughts for Holy Week" (1857) and "Preparation for the Holy Communion" (1864) have been often reprinted, as late as 1907 and 1910 respectively. Her schoolbooks chiefly deal with history, and two volumes of "Historical Selections" (1868) were written in collaboration with Charlotte Yonge. Elizabeth Sewell contributed to the "Monthly Packet". Elizabeth Missing Sewell Elizabeth Missing Sewell (19 February 1815 – 17 August 1906) was an English author