Black Beauty
Anna Sewell · A children's classic through a working horse's eyes
Public-domain classic by Anna Sewell · New NovelSpell edition
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About this book
A carriage horse remembers every hand on the reins, but cannot tell the people driving him when they cause him pain.
Raised with kindness in nineteenth-century England, Black Beauty finds companionship at Birtwick Park. He meets the wary mare Ginger and the patient groom John Manly, whose care helps him feel safe. Yet he cannot choose his work or explain his pain, and must rely on people to recognise his needs. First published in 1877, this classic makes kindness and cruelty felt through a horse's own account of his working life.
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Black Beauty was written by Anna Sewell and is now in the public domain. This is a new NovelSpell edition with a new cover.
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- Author
- Anna Sewell
- Length
- 59 441 words
- Estimated reading time
- 3 hours, 58 minutes
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- Book language
- English
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