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Children’s

Black Beauty

by Anna Sewell

A memoir narrated by a horse whose idyllic time on an English farm prepares him for a life filled with constant change and varied circumstances.

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First published
1877
Length
59,955 words
Reading time
About 4 hr 10 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

The best-selling novel Black Beauty by Anna Sewell was published in 1877. The story is a first person narrative told from the perspective of the horse Black Beauty. This unique narrative perspective enables readers to empathize with the lives of working horses and to reflect upon the cruel treatment that has been inflicted upon them. As a result, the novel serves as a strenuous and timeless statement against animal cruelty and exploitation.

First published 1877.

The Read4Max reading text contains approximately 59,955 words arranged in 54 navigable sections.

About the author

Anna Sewell

Anna Sewell (1820–1878) is described by Wikidata as English novelist, with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include writer, novelist, and children's writer. Languages recorded for Anna Sewell include English. Open Library identifies Black Beauty as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 420 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Black Beauty under Anna Sewell's authorship.

1820–1878

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Themes and ideas

  • Historical fiction
  • Horses
  • Great Britain

Table of contents

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Show all 54 sections
  1. Part I
  2. I
  3. II
  4. III
  5. IV
  6. V
  7. VI
  8. VII
  9. VIII
  10. IX
  11. X
  12. XI
  13. XII
  14. XIII
  15. XIV
  16. XV
  17. XVI
  18. XVII
  19. XVIII
  20. XIX
  21. XX
  22. XXI
  23. Part II
  24. XXII
  25. XXIII
  26. XXIV
  27. XXV
  28. XXVI
  29. XXVII
  30. XXVIII
  31. XXIX
  32. XXX
  33. XXXI
  34. Part III
  35. XXXII
  36. XXXIII
  37. XXXIV
  38. XXXV
  39. XXXVI
  40. XXXVII
  41. XXXVIII
  42. XXXIX
  43. XL
  44. XLI
  45. XLII
  46. XLIII
  47. XLIV
  48. XLV
  49. Part IV
  50. XLVI
  51. XLVII
  52. XLVIII
  53. XLIX
  54. Endnotes
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