Top 10 Best "Anna Sewell" Books

Black Beauty

Anna Sewell
Victoria McGee

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Dark Horse

Adrienne E. Gavin

Anna Sewell

Dark Horse

Black Beauty , published in 1877, is one of the bestselling novels ever written; it reputedly outsold Dickens and broke publishing records when it was pirated in America in 1890. Yet there are few darker horses than Anna Sewell, it author. This first biography of Anna Sewell for over thirty years uses recently discovered letters and other sources to give us a complete picture of the enigmatic woman behind the novel.

Born in Norfolk and raised as a Quaker, Anna's life changed forever when, aged fourteen, she suffered a bad fall running home from school. Despite being left permanently disabled, she remained 'quite fearless', becoming skilled at driving and riding horses, and was determined to rise above the physical challenges of the world before her. She became heavily involved in practical charity work, taught children and adults and travelled abroad for her health - at one spa striking up a friendship with Tennyson.

Driven by a strong faith, and resolute in character, it was Anna's indignation upon witnessing cruelty to animals which led her to write Black Be...

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Black Beauty; Animated Adaptation of the Anna Sewell Classic

ABM Group

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Dangerous Beauty

Catherine McCormack
Rufus Sewell
Oliver Platt
Fred Ward

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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell (Audio CD Classics Collection)

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Black Beauty (Sterling Classics)

Anna Sewell
Scott McKowen

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Black Beauty ; the Autobiography of a Horse by Anna Sewell

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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

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Black Beauty eBook

Anna Sewell

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Black Beauty eBook

Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and will, and is determined to survive . . .With a wonderful introduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, Black Beauty is one of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008.

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Black Beauty eBook

Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty (Puffin Classics)

Anna Sewell
Meg Rosoff

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