Anna Sowell: An English novelist, born in 1820. She was well educated at home by her mother, who could write for children. At the age of fourteen, her ankle was seriously injured, which prevented her from walking, and for the rest of her life she depended on a horse-drawn carriage, which deepened her connection with horses. Between 1871 and 1877, she wrote the manuscript of her only novel, The Black Beauty. The novel was originally intended for adults who deal with horses to urge them to treat them well, but it has become one of the most famous children's novels. Sowell died in April 1878, five months after the publication of her novel