Writing Black Beauty Anna Sewell, the creation of a novel, and the story of animal rights
Book - 2023
"Black Beauty is now recognised as the first anthropomorphic novel, and it had an extraordinary emotional impact on readers of all ages. After modest success in Britain, it was taken up by a charismatic American, George Thorndike Angell, a campaigner against animal cruelty who made it one of the bestselling novels of all time. Using newly discovered archive material, Celia Brayfield shows Anna Sewell developing the extraordinary resilience to overcome her disability, rouse the conscience of Victorian Britain and make her mark upon the world." --
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Literary criticism - Published
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New York :
Pegasus Books
2023.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781639364992
- Author's Note
- Family Tree
- Introduction
- 1. My Little Darling (1820-22)
- 2. Hell for Animals (1822-24)
- 3. 'I Think We Were Exceedingly Happy' (1824-32)
- 4. Troubled Waters (1832-36)
- 5. 'I Am Very Miserable' (1836-46)
- 6. No Idle Passing Patronage (1837-61)
- 7. 'She Consciously Studied for Black Beauty' (1846-56)
- 8. 'This Will Do' (1857-67)
- 9. The Most Popular Novel of Our Day (1852-65)
- 10. 'The Very Spot for Authorship' (1858-66)
- 11. 'You Have Been Doing Angels' Work' (1867-77)
- 12. 'At Last the Book Has Come to Me' (1884-85)
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index