Anna Sewell in Old Catton, Sewell wrote the manuscript of "Black Beauty" – in the period between 1871 and 1877. During this time her health was declining; she was often so weak that she was confined to her bed. Writing was a challenge. She dictated the text to her mother and from 1876 began to write on slips of paper which her mother then transcribed. Although the book is now considered a children's classic, Sewell originally wrote it for those who worked with horses. She said "a special aim was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses". In many
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.