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
Alice Maud Sewell she had seven children. In 1912 she and Ethel Osborne co-founded the Lyceum Club, Melbourne. The club was modeled on the London Lyceum Club, with membership open to women with a university education. Sewell was also a member of the Country Women's Association, the Victoria League, and the Ormond Women's Association. She died on 16 February 1971 in Berwick. Alice Maud Sewell Lady Alice Maud Sewell (1881 - 1971) was the first woman to win the Wyselaskie scholarship in classical and comparative philology and logic. She was a co-founder of the Lyceum Club, Melbourne. Sewell née Cunning was born on