Black Beauty
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Black Beauty
Black Beauty
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 by this empathetic novel about animal hardship a story that's still relevant today.
This powerful narrative, told from the perspective of a horse, is now available in an unabridged edition.
Despite Black Beauty being her only published work, Anna Sewell is widely regarded as one of the most successful children's novelists from England. 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 by this empathetic novel about animal hardship—a story that's still relevant even today.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781454957324
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 November 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Union Square Kids
Illustration: 10 b/w illus.
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 172.0mm
Weight: 340g
About the Author
Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was an English novelist. She is known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work, which is considered one of the top ten bestselling novels for children, although the author intended the work for an adult audience. Sewell died only five months after Black Beautywas published, but lived long enough to experience the positive reception to her work.
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