Black Beauty follows the life of a spirited horse, narrating his experiences in Victorian England. From his idyllic days on a country estate to harsh treatment in the city, Beauty's tale sheds light on the plight of working animals and champions compassion in a world often devoid of it.
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Black Beauty follows the life of a spirited horse, narrating his experiences in Victorian England. From his idyllic days on a country estate to harsh treatment in the city, Beauty's tale sheds light on the plight of working animals and champions compassion in a world often devoid of it.
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Add this copy of Black Beauty to cart. $18.43, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2024 by Natal Publishing, LLC.
This is one of the best horse stories of all time, it still rings true over a hundred years after it was written: horses haven't changed, even if the work they do is different now, and nor have the humans who deal with them. Every horse-loving child should read it.
My favourite edition of this favourite story is not the one illustrated but the Dent 1972 reprint with the superb illustrations by Lucy Kemp-Welsh. they add an extra dimension of reality to the horse. The binding is dark red fake leather and the book looks old-fashioned, so some youngsters might prefer a more modern edition. But no other edition has illustrations that are a patch on these.
Azzie
Jul 17, 2009
I read this when I was in elementary school and the story has stayed with me ever since. So many scenes in the book have never left me and now in my early 20s I have not sat on a horse since I finished reading this book. It's hard to separate the horse characters in Ms. Sewell's book from actual horses and every time I see a horse, I have to wonder if the horse would appreciate me sitting on him or her.
A very powerful book and recommended for anyone, horse lovers or those indifferent to these elegant creatures.
