About this Item
Ex-library copy with stamps and stickers. General use wear, surface and edges rubbed. Corners bumped and show wear. Pages show reader wear. The ffep is torn out. Spine is cracked. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. DJ is in protective clear plastic cover taped to the book. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book. Seller Inventory # 1089577
Bibliographic Details
Title: Dark Horse: A Life of Anna Sewell
Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd January 2004
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good - Cash
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
About this title
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 Beauty - 'its special aim,' she wrote, 'being to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses.' Near the end of her life, housebound and lying on her sofa, she completed the novel over six years, dictating some of it to her mother. Exceeding her expectations, it brought numerous fan letters to her door and, more importantly, motivated a worldwide change in attitudes towards animals. Yet Anna was never to see the full effects of her work, for within five months of publication she was dead.
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