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Black Beauty
Availability:In StockContributor:Anna SewellSeries:Chiltern ClassicAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:10/1/2024Pages:208
Language:EnglishPublisher:Chiltern PublishingISBN-13:9781914602504ISBN-10:1914602501UPC:9781914602504Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Animals, LifestylesBook Topic:Friendship, Farm Animals, Farm Life & Ranch LifeSize:7.10 x 4.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCDKTV8Y0R

Black Beauty is a poignant story told from the perspective of a horse, highlighting the mistreatment of animals and advocating for kindness and compassion towards them.

The story is narrated as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty--beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness. Each short chapter recounts an incident in Black Beauty's life containing a lesson or moral typically related to the kindness, sympathy, and understanding treatment of horses, with Sewell's detailed observations and extensive descriptions of horse behavior.

Black Beauty is considered to be one of the first fictional animal autobiographies. Originally meant to be informative literature read by adults on the norms of horse cruelty and preventions of these unjust acts, this timeless classic is now seen as an all time great among children.

Chiltern Publishing was formed in 2018 with a vision to create the most beautiful classics. Using a perfect mix of tradition and the very latest in printing techniques, 19th Century quality has met 21st Century technology. With wonderfully detailed covers, sparkling gilt edges, creamy pages, and stitched binding they are the most beautiful classics ever published.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Chiltern PublishingISBN-13:9781914602504ISBN-10:1914602501UPC:9781914602504Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, Animals, LifestylesBook Topic:Friendship, Farm Animals, Farm Life & Ranch LifeSize:7.10 x 4.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SCDKTV8Y0R
Sewell, Anna: - Anna Sewell was an English novelist, known as the author of the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work, which is considered one of the top ten best-selling novels for children, although the author intended the work for an adult audience. Sewell died just five months after Black Beauty's publication, having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. She was born on March 30, 1820, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, into a devout Quaker family. In 1832, when she was twelve, the family moved to Stoke Newington and Sewell attended school for the first time. At fourteen, Sewell slipped and severely injured her ankles. For the rest of her life, she could not stand without a crutch or walk for any length of time. For greater mobility, she frequently used horse-drawn carriages, which contributed to her love of horses and concern for the humane treatment of animals.
Publisher: Chiltern Publishing

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Anna Sewell

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