Black Beauty

Anna Sewell, Lucy Kemp- Welch, Lucy Kemp-Welch

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Everyman's Library Children's Classics
04 November 1993

Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS

Described on the title-page of the first edition as 'the autobiography of her horse, translated from the original equine', BLACK BEAUTY was Anna Sewell's only book, written when she fatally ill but determined to record her passopnate indignation at the insensitive behaviour of people towards animals. It has been loved by children ever since its first publication in 1877, just a few months before the death of its author, whose declared aim had been to 'induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding treatment of horses'. The illustrations by Lucy Kemp-Welch first apperared in 1915.

By: Anna Sewell
Illustrated by: Lucy Kemp- Welch, Lucy Kemp-Welch
Imprint: Everyman's Library Children's Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Volume: 29
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9781857159165
ISBN 10: 1857159160
Series: Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 04 November 1993
Recommended Age: From 2 to 12
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Sewell was born in 1820 and lived with her family in Norfolk and then in a village on the outskirts of London. At the age of fourteen Anna injured her ankles in a fall, and was severely disabled for the rest of her life. She had to travel everywhere in horse-drawn carriages, and so Anna was always concerned with the treatment of the animals she so relied upon. She wrote Black Beauty in order to convince a wide audience of the importance of the humane treatment of animals. It is her only novel, and Anna Sewell died shortly after it's publication, little guessing how well-known and widely loved her story would become.

Reviews for Black Beauty

Written originally to reveal the plight of many horses in Victorian times, this story never fails to move animal lovers, even today. (9-11 yrs) (Kirkus UK)