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 Sui (2009 book) Anna Sui (2009 book) Anna Sui is a 2009 book written by Susan Muaddi Darraj and published by Infobase Publishing as an inspirational reference for aspiring young women in a series by Infobase called Asian Americans of Achievement. The book documents the early life and early career of fashion designer Anna Sui. The book is written as inspirational reference for young women and girls aspiring to go into the fashion industry or otherwise. The book details Sui's upbringing in a Chinese-American family and how the designer overcame initial doubts over her choice of career. It goes on to document Sui's