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Black Beauty

Black Beauty

by Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878

BookID: 271

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionHorses -- Juvenile fictionHuman-animal relationships -- Juvenile fictionGreat Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction

Description

"Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell is a novel published in 1877. Told as an autobiography narrated by a horse, it follows Black Beauty from his carefree days as a foal through hardships as a working horse in London to eventual retirement. Through the horse's perspective, the story reveals both cruelty and kindness in Victorian England's treatment of animals. Each chapter presents moral lessons about compassion and respect, not only toward horses but toward all beings. The groundbreaking novel became an immediate bestseller and remains one of history's most-read books. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature; PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

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