Anna Sewell or US $4,630 in 2017) and the book was published the same year. After the publication of her only novel, Sewell fell seriously ill. Sewell was in extreme pain and completely bedridden for the following months, and she died on 25 April 1878 of hepatitis or tuberculosis. She was buried on 30 April 1878 at Quaker burial-ground in Lammas near Buxton, Norfolk, not far from Norwich. Sewell's birthplace in Church Plain, Great Yarmouth has been the home to a museum and a tea shop. The house in Old Catton where she wrote "Black Beauty" is now known as Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell lack of money for schooling. In 1822, Isaac's business, a small shop, failed and the family moved to Dalston, London. Life was difficult for the family, and Isaac and Mary frequently sent Philip and Anna to stay with Mary's parents in Buxton. In 1832, when she was twelve, the family moved to Stoke Newington and Sewell attended school for the first time. At fourteen, Sewell slipped and severely injured her ankles. For the rest of her life she could not stand without a crutch or walk for any length of time. For greater mobility, she frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which