Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell (; 6 April 1797 – 10 June 1884) was an English poet and children's author. Though popular for writing juvenile bestsellers in her day, she is better known today as the mother of Anna Sewell, the author of "Black Beauty". Mary was born into the Quaker faith in 1797, and she married Isaac Sewell on the 15 June 1819 at Lamas in Norfolk. Her daughter Anna was born in 1820 and her son Philip two years later. Her husband Isaac had a number of ill-advised businesses and he declared himself bankrupt after his son
Anna Sarfatti regime in Italy (1938–1945), have found a large audience among teachers and school children. Both were written with the historian Michele Sarfatti. Anna Sarfatti has been in contact with the "Anna Meyer" Children's Hospital in Florence, collaborating in their project to make children feel happier in hospital and not being frightened of their health problems (see the book "Guai a chi mi chiama passerotto! I diritti dei bambini in ospedale"). Two short stories for adults have been published in "Decameron 2013", published by Felici 2013. Anna Sarfatti has also concentrated her work on Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss,