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
Brian Sewell himself a Roman Catholic, prompting an emotional response to the faith of pilgrims at Lourdes. The series attracted large audiences and won the Sandford St. Martin Trust award for Best Religious Programme. Following "The Naked Pilgrim" Sewell presented on two more series for Channel 5: "Brian Sewell's Phantoms & Shadows: 100 Years of Rolls-Royce" in 2004 and "Brian Sewell's Grand Tour" in 2006. Sewell also appeared as a guest film reviewer on Channel 5's "Movie Lounge", where he frequently savaged films. In "Dirty Dalí: A Private View" on Channel 4 on 3 June 2007, Sewell described his acquaintance with Salvador