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Anna Sewell
This stunning Oxford Children's Classic edition is the perfect introduction to Black Beauty - the ultimate story of hope. Features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Hannah Gold, and…
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Black Beauty chronicles the life of a horse in Victorian England. At the hands of different owners, he experiences discipline, friendship, overwork, and, ultimately, love. Young readers will be moved…
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Black Beauty is the autobiography of a horse. This gentle book follows the life a well bred horse from his early childhood in a pleasant meadow through a myriad of…
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Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody’s business to interfere when they see it. Transcending time and place, Anna Sewell’s moving classic has inspired kindness, tolerance…
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Seen through Black Beauty’s eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing and the hardship and cruelty he suffers, before finding security and happiness in a new home.
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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…
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'I hope you will grow up gentle and good ...'
Black Beauty begins his life on an idyllic English farm before moving to Birtwick Park, where he is treated with…
Experience the world through the eyes of a horse with Anna Sewell's timeless classic, "Black Beauty." This deeply moving and empathetic novel offers a unique and poignant perspective on the…
A handsome collection of favourite children’s classics, beautifully illustrated by today’s top artists. Illustrators include Quentin Blake, Michael Foreman and other artists. Complete and unabridged text.
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows. But when his owners are…
Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess…
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This classic story is narrated by a well-bred horse named Black Beauty. Follow her as she tells the tale of her life from a pleasant meadow in the English countryside…
The skies are open and majestic in the wild, and beautiful and free is the colt that runs on the green grass blowing in the gentle breeze. He knows nothing…
Cathy East
Published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, Black Beauty has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of the horse Black Beauty is retold for beginning…
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Well-born and well-bred, the handsome horse named Black Beauty spends his early days with his mother at an English farm. Treated with affection and kindness, he is encouraged to be…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
A classic story about a girl’s touching relationship with a horse she befriends. Part of the ANDRE DEUTSCH CLASSICS series, with an introduction by Trevor McDonald.
Black Beauty is the autobiography of a horse. This gentle book follows the life of a well bred horse, from his early childhood in a pleasant meadow, through a myriad…
Black Beauty is an autobiographical book written by Anna Sewell. This autobiography of a horse is an 1877 novel that the author wrote during the last days of her life…
Black Beauty begins with a young horse’s carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy…
While I was young I lived upon my mother’s milk, as I could not eat grass. In the daytime I ran by her side, and at night I lay down…
An autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty. Beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life…
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life…
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the…
Anna Sewell’s much-loved and moving classic, told from a horse’s point of view as Beauty undergoes a variety of experiences from his various owners - from loving and kind to…
The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty-beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English…
A horse in 19th century England recounts his experiences with good and bad masters.
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Black Beauty, Young Folks’ Edition by Anna Sewell