"called the performances of Mark Lester and Walter Slezak ""utterly pedestrian"". Black Beauty (1971 film) Black Beauty is a 1971 British drama film, based on the Anna Sewell novel of the same name. This movie is the fourth feature film adaptation of Anna Sewell's story. The movie was directed by James Hill. Lionel Bart provided the rousing score. The film's cast includes Walter Slezak, Mark Lester, Uschi Glas, Patrick Mower and John Nettleton. Black Beauty is a stallion who, as a foal in England c 1856, is born in front of a boy named Joe to whom it is given"
"Anna Sewell Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel ""Black Beauty,"" one of the top ten best selling novels for children ever created. Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884), was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip. The children were largely educated at home by their mother due to a"
"old Lammas Quaker meeting house. Anna Sewell Anna Sewell (; 30 March 1820 – 25 April 1878) was an English novelist. She is well known as the author of the 1877 novel ""Black Beauty,"" one of the top ten best selling novels for children ever created. Sewell was born on 30 March 1820 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devoutly Quaker family. Her father was Isaac Phillip Sewell (1793–1879), and her mother, Mary Wright Sewell (1798–1884), was a successful author of children's books. She had one sibling, a younger brother named Philip. The children were largely educated at home by"
"Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell (; 6 April 1797 – 10 June 1884) was an English poet and children's author. Though popular for writing juvenile bestsellers in her day, she is better known today as the mother of Anna Sewell, the author of ""Black Beauty"". Mary was born into the Quaker faith in 1797, and she married Isaac Sewell on the 15 June 1819 at Lamas in Norfolk. Her daughter Anna was born in 1820 and her son Philip two years later. Her husband Isaac had a number of ill-advised businesses and he declared himself bankrupt after his son"
"Black Beauty (1928 song) Black Beauty is a 1928 jazz composition by Duke Ellington. According to Ellington scholar A.H. Lawrence, the composition started out as a solo piano piece titled ""Firewater"" that Ellington played at the Cotton Club at the end of intermissions, as his band members returned to the stage. After he orchestrated and recorded the tune, he decided the title did not suit the work. He renamed the piece ""Black Beauty"" and dedicated it to singer, dancer, and comedian Florence Mills, who had died the previous year. It became one of Ellington's signature songs. Ellington first recorded it"
"in Old Catton, Sewell wrote the manuscript of ""Black Beauty"" – in the period between 1871 and 1877. During this time her health was declining; she was often so weak that she was confined to her bed. Writing was a challenge. She dictated the text to her mother and from 1876 began to write on slips of paper which her mother then transcribed. Although the book is now considered a children's classic, Sewell originally wrote it for those who worked with horses. She said ""a special aim was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses"". In many"
"American Beauty (Ferber novel) American Beauty is a 1931 novel by American author Edna Ferber first published by Doubleday Doran. Set in the Housatonic region of Connecticut, the story, spanning the years 1700 to 1930, relates the steady decline of the Oakes family and their property, as well as their tense relations with Polish immigrants. The title comes from a line within the book. According to the story, Christopher Wren, who helped design the Oakes family mansion, said Connecticut has ""a kind of American beauty,"" resembling Kent but possessing larger and higher landscapes. True Baldwin, a millionaire, unnerved by the"
"Beauty"" in 1696. Others may have been published in additional literary magazines, however it is unknown whether they appeared in the magazines before the book's publications or whether they were later pirated editions. The author of the volume was given as Pierre Perrault Darmancour, Perrault's 19-year-old son, whom it was believed to have written the stories. However Zipes claims modern scholarship shows little evidence the son wrote the stories, nor that the volume was the result of a collaboration between father and son. Almost certainly Perrault the elder was the author. It is possible that the son's name, and the"
"or US $4,630 in 2017) and the book was published the same year. After the publication of her only novel, Sewell fell seriously ill. Sewell was in extreme pain and completely bedridden for the following months, and she died on 25 April 1878 of hepatitis or tuberculosis. She was buried on 30 April 1878 at Quaker burial-ground in Lammas near Buxton, Norfolk, not far from Norwich. Sewell's birthplace in Church Plain, Great Yarmouth has been the home to a museum and a tea shop. The house in Old Catton where she wrote ""Black Beauty"" is now known as Anna Sewell"
"Deirdre Hart-Davis Deirdre Phyllis Ulrica (née Hart-Davis, later Balfour, Wolfers, Bland, and Inman) (5 July 1909 – 23 November 1999) was an English socialite, gallery owner and model, included in ""The Book of Beauty"" by Cecil Beaton. She became a famous beauty and a beacon of style. Deirdre Phyllis Ulrica Hart-Davis was born on 5 July 1909 the only daughter of Richard Vaughan Hart-Davis and Sybil Mary Cooper. She was the niece of Lady Diana Cooper and Duff Cooper. She had one brother, Rupert Charles Hart-Davis. Hart-Davis was a great-great-great-granddaughter of William IV. William had several illegitimate children with his"
"write, ""Potter was the first to use pictures as well as words to tell the story, incorporating coloured illustration with text, page for page."" Another classic of the period is Anna Sewell's animal novel ""Black Beauty"" (1877). In the latter years of the 19th century, precursors of the modern picture book were illustrated books of poems and short stories produced by English illustrators Randolph Caldecott, Walter Crane, and Kate Greenaway. These had a larger proportion of pictures to words than earlier books, and many of their pictures were in colour. Some British artists made their living illustrating novels and children's"
"Audrey Evelyn James Coats Audrey Evelyn James Coats Field Pleydell-Bouverie (21 April 1902 - 14 February 1968) was an English socialite included in ""The Book of Beauty"" by Cecil Beaton. Through her mother she was the illegitimate granddaughter of Edward VII and herself was the illegitimate daughter of Sir Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon. Audrey Evelyn James was born on 21 April 1902, officially the daughter of William Dodge James and Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes. Her siblings are Helen Millicent Howard; Alexandra Maud Venetia Fawcus; Silvia Helena Sophia Wilson; and Edward James. Edward James, in his memoirs, writes that"
"a freelance journalist. He has written for a number of publications, including ""The Times"", ""The Observer"", ""The Guardian"", ""Marie Claire""' and ""The Evening Standard"". It was while reporting backstage at a Paris fashion show that he had the idea for his first book, ""Black Beauty"". It began as a magazine article about discrimination against black models, but then evolved into an analysis of the way the black image has fared historically within Western culture. The book was published in 2000, and was later adapted into a three-part BBC documentary. Following this Arogundade diversified into fiction and screenplays, adapting a series"
"space for presentations, meetings and other private hire uses. Originally the barn belonged to Clare House which was owned by Philip Sewell, a local benefactor, from 1864 to 1906. Anna Sewell, author of the children’s story ""Black Beauty"", was Philip’s sister and lived in the White House, Spixworth Road, Spixworth. Philip owned a mare called Black Bess which used to draw his carriage along Spixworth Road and it might be supposed that Bess was the original inspiration for Black Beauty, and the barn a prototype for Black Beauty’s stable. The book was published by Jarrolds in 1877. Philip Sewell died"
"Beauty (novel) Beauty is a novel by Raphael Selbourne first published in 2009 about a young Muslim woman – the eponymous heroine – in search of personal freedom. ""Beauty"" was awarded the 2009 Costa First Novel Award. Set in Wolverhampton, England, ""Beauty"" relays the tribulations of ten days in the life of Beauty Begum, a nineteen-year-old Muslim Bengali woman who has survived a substantial degree of physical and emotional harm from her family. As a consequence of the fact that the novel is told using an oscillating narrator, the reader has the benefit of 'hearing' the thoughts of the main"
"the farm. He is being forced to sell it, however, because of the greed of his half brother and sister. American Beauty (Ferber novel) American Beauty is a 1931 novel by American author Edna Ferber first published by Doubleday Doran. Set in the Housatonic region of Connecticut, the story, spanning the years 1700 to 1930, relates the steady decline of the Oakes family and their property, as well as their tense relations with Polish immigrants. The title comes from a line within the book. According to the story, Christopher Wren, who helped design the Oakes family mansion, said Connecticut has"
"On Beauty On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith, loosely based on ""Howards End"" by E.M. Forster. The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States, addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the USA and the UK, as well as the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry—""On Beauty and Being Just"". ""The Observer"" described the novel as a ""transatlantic comic saga"". The novel was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker Prize on 8"
"race and class. On Beauty On Beauty is a 2005 novel by British author Zadie Smith, loosely based on ""Howards End"" by E.M. Forster. The story follows the lives of a mixed-race British/American family living in the United States, addresses ethnic and cultural differences in both the USA and the UK, as well as the nature of beauty, and the clash between liberal and conservative academic values. It takes its title from an essay by Elaine Scarry—""On Beauty and Being Just"". ""The Observer"" described the novel as a ""transatlantic comic saga"". The novel was shortlisted for the 2005 Man Booker"
"Clarita de Uriburu Clara ""Clarita"" Agustina de Uriburu Roca (1 April 1908 - 22 April 1995) was an Argentinian socialite included in ""The Book of Beauty"" by Cecil Beaton. Clara ""Clarita"" Agustina de Uriburu Roca was born on 1 April 1908 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the daughter of (1880-1956), Argentinian Ambassador in London from 1927 to 1931, and Agustina Eloísa Roca Funes. Her grandfather was José Evaristo Uriburu, President of Argentina from 23 January 1895 to 12 October 1898. She was one of the models of Cecil Beaton, who, in ""The Book of Beauty"", said: ""Miss Clarita de Uriburu is"
"The Sleeping Beauty (novel) The Sleeping Beauty is a novel by Mercedes Lackey, published in 2010 as the fifth book of the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series. As in the previous book, ""The Snow Queen"", characters from earlier books are either mentioned or appear as secondary characters ""The Sleeping Beauty"" was written by Mercedes Lackey as the fifth installment in her Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series. Lily is the godmother to the Kingdom of Eltaria, which is quite wealthy due to its vast number of mines. After its queen dies, Lily takes on the appearance of"
"American Beauty (Dean novel) American Beauty is the seventh novel in the ""A-List"" series by Zoey Dean. It was released in 2006 through Megan Tingley Publishers. It is graduation time for the A-List crew. That means lavish yacht parties, designer caps and gowns, and saying bye-bye to high school for good. Despite the festivities, Anna is not in a partying mood. Ben has been acting distant and she is worried. Maybe her father's hot tattooed intern, Caine Manning, will help cheer Anna up! Ever since her illicit kiss with Parker, Sam has been Eduardo-less and heartbroken. But hopefully Sam will"
"Pamela Smith Lady Pamela Margaret Elizabeth Berry (née Smith), Baroness Hartwell (1915 - 7 January 1982) was an English socialite, included in ""The Book of Beauty"" by Cecil Beaton and part of the Bright Young Things crowd. She was known for her political salon and was one of Britain's museum leaders. Lady Pamela Margaret Elizabeth Smith was born in 1915, the daughter of F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead and Margaret Eleanor Furneaux. In 1930 she was included in ""The Book of Beauty"" by Cecil Beaton, of her and her sister Eleanor Smith, Beaton said ""The Ladies Eleanor and"
"have been instrumental in the abolition of the cruel practice of using the checkrein (or ""bearing rein"", a strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck). ""Black Beauty"" also mentions the use of blinkers on horses, concluding that this use is likely to cause accidents at night due to interference with ""the full use of"" a horse's ability to ""see much better in the dark than men can."" The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with"
"of its endeavours to help those in need. Somewhat empowered, Beauty, who has successfully fought off all timid advances by both Mark and Peter, has to choose between her family duty and her own freedom. Beauty (novel) Beauty is a novel by Raphael Selbourne first published in 2009 about a young Muslim woman – the eponymous heroine – in search of personal freedom. ""Beauty"" was awarded the 2009 Costa First Novel Award. Set in Wolverhampton, England, ""Beauty"" relays the tribulations of ten days in the life of Beauty Begum, a nineteen-year-old Muslim Bengali woman who has survived a substantial degree"
"Black Alice (novel) Black Alice is a novel by Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek (writing as Thom Demijohn), published in 1968. During the 1960s, in Virginia, while the blacks fight for their civil rights, a young white girl is kidnapped in Baltimore. Little Alice Raleigh, eleven years and blonde like corn, and heiress of an immense fortune, is held for a ransom of a million dollars. Her kidnappers, trying to make her invisible to the police officers and the federal agents searching for her, manage to brown her skin and her hair. They sequester her under an assumed name"
"as well as emotions and characteristics, like love and loyalty, which are similar to those of human beings. Coslett emphasises that, while ""Black Beauty"" is not the first book written in the style of an animal autobiography, it is a novel that ""allows the reader to slide in and out of horse-consciousness, blurring the human/animal divide"". Upon publication of the book, many readers related to the pain of the victimised horses, sympathised and ultimately wanted to see the introduction of reforms that would improve the well-being of horses. Two years after the release of the novel, one million copies of"
"Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty (), or Little Briar Rose (), also titled in English as The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, is a classic fairy tale which involves a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince. The tale was originally published by Charles Perrault. The version collected by the Brothers Grimm was an orally transmitted version of the original literary tale published by Perrault in ""Histoires ou contes du temps passé"" in 1697. This in turn was based on ""Sun, Moon, and Talia"" by Italian poet Giambattista Basile (published posthumously in 1634), which was in turn based on"
"Terrible Beauty (novel) Terrible Beauty is the first novel by New York congressman Peter T. King. The book, published in 1999, is set in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Its protagonist, Bernadette Hanlon, becomes involved with the Irish Republican Army after her husband is framed for the murder of a British soldier. The title is taken from the W. B. Yeats poem ""Easter, 1916"". The book received some notice when President Clinton was seen carrying it as he exited a helicopter. ""Publishers Weekly"" found the book to be ""propaganda-heavy"". Thomas Oliphant of ""The Boston Globe"" called it a ""a riveting"
"from Summer 2015. Sewell Park Academy Sewell Park Academy is a secondary school located on the north-eastern edge of the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England. It has approximately 800 students aged eleven to sixteen (years 7 to 11). It is situated between St. Clements Hill and ""Constitution Hill"" (B1150), east of New Catton. On the school grounds is the Sewell Barn Theatre. The name of the school comes from Philip Sewell, the brother of Anna Sewell, the author of ""Black Beauty"". It was The Blyth School, a grammar school, which was built in 1929 in grounds owned by Philip Sewell,"
"Blonde (novel) Blonde is a bestselling 2000 historical novel by Joyce Carol Oates that chronicles the inner life of Marilyn Monroe, though Oates insists that the novel is a work of fiction that should not be regarded as a biography. It was a finalist of the Pulitzer Prize (2001) and the National Book Award (2000). ""Rocky Mountain News"" and ""Entertainment Weekly"" have listed ""Blonde"" as one of Joyce Carol Oates's best books, and Oates herself has said that ""Blonde"" is one of the two books (along with 1969's ""them"") for which she thinks she will be remembered. At over 700"
"Oates was a member of the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from 1997 to 2016. Joyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American writer. Oates published her first book in 1962 and has since published over 40 novels, as well as a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won many awards for her writing, including the National Book Award, for her novel ""them"" (1969), two O. Henry Awards, and the National Humanities Medal. Her novels ""Black Water"" (1992), ""What I"
"Ben Arogundade Ben Arogundade (born 11 April 1965 in London) is a British-born author, publisher, voiceover artist and creative director of books. He originally trained as an architect before diversifying into print journalism and graphic design. In the mid-1990s he launched his own style magazine, ""'Extract'"". In 2000 he wrote his first book, ""'Black Beauty'"", a work of non-fiction which explored Western culture's perceptions of the black image. In 2006 he became creative director at Gloria books — publishers of high end limited edition photography collectables. Today he runs his own book publishing imprint, White Labels Books, as well as"
"though he's hardly able to, he finds the strength and whinnies for his old friend and the two are finally reunited. Beauty lives the remainder of his life at Thoroughgood's farm with Joe, who promises that he will never sell Beauty. Despite commercial failure, ""Black Beauty"" received mixed to positive reviews upon its release. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 80% of 9 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.6 out of 10. Roger Ebert of the ""Chicago Sun-Times"" gave the film a mediocre review reacting negatively towards the horse's voice over stating"