A gorgeous flapped paperback edition of one of the most famous animal stories ever written.Black Beauty is the finest horse imaginable. As a young colt, he lives an idyllic life under the guidance of his mother, Duchess, who teaches him to always be patient and do his best. Once he is grown, Beauty is sent to the charming Birtwick Park. There, under the care of kindly owners, he befriends the cheerful pony Merrylegs and the spirited but troubled mare, Ginger.

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Is it possible that a horse can think, analyse the situation and come to conclusions like a human? It is possible! Anna Sewell states that in her famous novel “Black Beauty” where the story is told on behalf of an English noble blood stallion. This touching and rather sentimental story teaches us to understand horses better, to treat nature and animals more carefully and to think about simple but very important values of life. That’s what Anna Sewell wrote briefly about her novel “Black Be...

Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is a classic novel much beloved by both children and adults the world over.This delightfully imaginative autobiographical memoir is told through the eyes of the wondrous horse Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm with his mother, following his difficult life pulling cabs in London, and ending with his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, Black Beauty faces...

Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate bestseller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, long enough to see her first and only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat...

Black Beauty was written in 1877 and was subtitled "The Autobiography of a Horse." It quickly became known as the best-loved animal story. In addition to this, the book achieved its aim to "induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding treatment of horses." The story was used first by George Angell, founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and then by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. At a time when horses were relied upon fo...

Wild and free, Black Beauty is the beloved colt of a kind and generous master. But Black Beauty’s life is forever changed when his master is forced to sell him to a stable in the bustling city of London.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'…we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.'When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty leaves his life as a young, care-free colt behind him and embarks on a working life of misery. Cruelly treated by his new masters, Anna Sewell rails against animal mistreatment in this poignant tale of ...

Anna Sewell’s much-loved and moving classic, told from a well-bred horse’s point of view from his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother to his difficult life pulling cabs in London. Beauty undergoes an assortment of experiences from his various owners – some loving and kind, others brutal and cruel – until fate returns him to the meadow in which he was born.Highlights of this edition are:* 16 illustrations and photos.* A free web link to the ful...

Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies.Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot and a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing and the hardship and cruelty he suffers subsequently, before finding security and happiness in a new home.Black Beauty is one of the most popular children’s books e...

A Merry Furry Christmas gathers animal-centered tales into a festive literary panorama where winter generosity, companionship, wonder, and moral imagination meet. Spanning fairy tale, nursery fantasy, sentimental realism, animal autobiography, comic fable, and supernatural whimsy, the collection moves between domestic hearths and enchanted landscapes. Its varied selections illuminate how animals can serve as beloved companions, independent agents, emblems of vulnerability, and guides to et...

Black Beauty, one of the best-selling novels of all time, is moving memoir of a horse named Black Beauty. Reflecting on his life from his time as a young colt in the English countryside to his life pulling a cab in the busy city of London, to his eventual retirement back in the countryside that he loves, Black Beauty reflects on both the cruelty and kindness he experienced at the hands of the humans who owned and worked him.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of li...