Black Beauty
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4.4 • 30 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Black Beauty is the timeless classic of the beautiful colt who encounters kindness and mistreatment throughout his life in Victorian times. An influential book that challenged the relationship of working animals and their owners, the novel remains popular with new generations of young readers.
Anna Sewell's novel was published in 1877 to great acclaim and influenced new laws on treatment of animals in England.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a brisk adaptation of Anna Sewell's 1877 animal story, Black Beauty recounts his early life on a farm and the accident that leads him to become a work horse in London, where he is abused by his masters. Brown illustrates in a rich, pastoral style, capturing pivotal events that include a frightening barn fire and Black Beauty's collapse on cobblestone streets. Though Brown's adaptation moves quickly through the horse's many travails, her injuries and mistreatments still strike their intended emotional chords, making her eventual reunion with the kindly groom Joe Green in the bucolic final pages feel very well-deserved. Ages 4 9.
Customer Reviews
Wonderful!
Anna Sewell did an incredible job writing this masterpiece. Although quite long black beauty encompasses so many different aspects of society and life and is written in such a simple and quaint way it’s hard to believe it was written over 130 years ago. This story opens a window into Victorian life and the treatment of animals within it. It’s a moving and powerful story about friendship, cruelty and justice. I recommend this book to anyone 10+