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
Brian Sewell as well as the practice of 'no-platforming' speakers/members. The Brian Sewell Archive consists mainly of Sewell's articles written in his role as an art critic as well passports, diaries, press-cuttings, postcards, photographs, programmes, research, scripts, voice-over texts, memorabilia, and correspondence. The archive is held at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Travel writing Art criticism Autobiography Fiction Brian Sewell Brian Sewell (; 15 July 1931 – 19 September 2015) was an English art critic and media personality. He wrote for the "Evening Standard" and was noted for his acerbic view of conceptual art and the Turner Prize.