What was the age of Anna Sewell when she wrote black beauty?

Answer 1

Anna Sewell was 57 years old when she published her first book.

Anna's mother was actually the first writer in the Sewell family and was rather popular at the time. Anna helped her mother by editing her books, which is how she learnt about the writing industry.

Anna started writing Black Beauty when she was 51 and published it when she was 57. It is her first and only published book, which later overtook her mother (who wrote more books than Anna) in total sales.

Answer 2

Anna Sewell was 57 years old when she wrote "Black Beauty." She completed the novel in 1877, just before her health began to decline.