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Anna Sewell: The Woman who Wrote Black Beauty.
by Chitty, Susan
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0752442821
- ISBN 13
- 9780752442822
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Gloucestershire: Tempus Publishing, 2007. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, small mark top edge, minor edgewear. 287 pp. Susan Chitty documents Anna Sewell's strict Quaker upbringing and typically Victorian relationship with her dominating mother. She wrote the children's novel "Black Beauty" in her fifties on her deathbed, and sold it outright for GBP20. She did not live to know its success. This biography chronicles her tragic life from the tragic accident that left her lame at the age of 14. All lovers of Black Beauty, and horses generally, will enjoy this book about one of the best known and loved authors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25050
- Title
- Anna Sewell: The Woman who Wrote Black Beauty.
- Author
- Chitty, Susan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0752442821
- ISBN 13
- 9780752442822
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Gloucestershire
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- biography, authors, writers, novelists, literature, classics, horses, britain
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIRS;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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