As a young colt Black Beauty is handsome and carefree and lives an idyllic life under the gentle guidance of his mother, Duchess. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty.Moving from owner to owner, he meets fellow horses - such as the spirited Ginger and the kind-hearted Merrylegs - whose fates expose the terrible ways in which humans can treat animals. Despite enduring agonizing neglect and hardship, Beauty bravely works as hard as he can, for he has an unbreakable spirit and is determined to survive.
Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was an English novelist who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work. It is considered one of the best-selling children's novels of all time, although the author originally intended it for adults.
Lewis Carroll, Lucy Maud Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, Rudyard Kipling, Carlo Collodi, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Kenneth Grahame, Anna Sewell, Edith Nesbit, Jack London
Anna Sewell, Julie Sykes, Jonathan Swift, Sally Prue, Jules Verne, David Tomlinson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Susan Gates, Charles Dickens, Jonny Zucker, J Meade Falkner, Nick Warburton
Anna Sewell, Julie Sykes, Jonathan Swift, Sally Prue, Jules Verne, David Tomlinson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Susan Gates, Charles Dickens, Jonny Zucker, J Meade Falkner, Nick Warburton