What is the author's tone in Black Beauty by Anna Sewell?

There is an observational and poetic tone to the story. Also, Sewell loved the poetry of the Romantics, and it shows in the descriptive background she gives to her story. The opening paragraph is often quoted in references to the novel because it is this entrancing picture of the "pleasant meadow" at Farmer Grey's that captures the reading audience. Sewell makes the meadow a charming place by including details about "a pond of clear water," surrounded by shady trees, rushes, and waterlilies.