Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse

The life story of Black Beauty as well as his adventures and mishaps are told in this classic 19th century book. He tells all his personal accounts from his early years and having countless masters and all his experiences. The young and beautiful horse and his close friends unite in his story. A funny yet emotional and successful life book of Black Beauty every reader will be fond of. The contents of the book include: My Early Home, The Hunt, My Breaking In, Birtwick Park, A Fair Start, Liberty, Ginger, Ginger’s Story Continued, Merrylegs, A Talk in the Orchard, Plain Speaking, A Stormy Day, The Devil’s Trade Mark, James Howard, The Old Ostler, The Fire, John Manly’s Talk, Going for the Doctor, Only Ignorance, Joe Green, The Parting, Earlshall, A Strike for Liberty, Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse, Reuben Smith, How it Ended, Ruined, and Going Downhill, A Job Horse and his Drivers, Cockneys, A Thief, A Humbug, A Horse Fair, A London Cab Horse, An Old War Horse, Jerry Barker, The Sunday Cab, The Golden Rule, Dolly and A Real Gentleman, Seedy Sam, Poor Ginger, The Butcher, The Election, A Friend in Need, Old Captain and his Successor, Jerry’s New Year, Jakes and the Lady, Hard Times, Farmer Thoroughgood and his Grandson Willie, My Last Home. Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse was written by Anna Sewell, an English author, she is well known as the writer of the novel entitled Black Beauty published in 1877. She intended to write this edition ideal for young children and those young at heart. Anna Sewell was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, to a pious Quaker family. Her parents were Isaac Philip Sewell and Mary Wright Sewell. Her mother was also a fortunate novelist of children’s books. She only had one sibling named Philip.