For the rest of her life, she could not stand without a crutch or walk for any length of time. At fourteen, Sewell slipped and severely injured her ankles. In 1832, when she was twelve, the family moved to Stoke Newington and Sewell attended school for the first time. Life was difficult for the family, and Isaac and Mary frequently sent Philip and Anna to stay with Mary's parents in Buxton, Norfolk. In 1822, Isaac's business, a small shop, failed and the family moved to Dalston, London. The children were largely educated at home by their mother due to a lack of money for schooling. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884), was a successful author of children's books. Sewell was born on March 30, 1820, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devout Quaker family. Sewell died only five months after Black Beauty 's publication, having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. She is known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work, which is considered one of the top ten best selling novels for children, although the author intended the work for an adult audience. Anna Sewell ( / ˈ s uː əl/ 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist.
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