Black Beauty

Anna Sewell, Meg Rosoff

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English

Puffin
02 June 2008

Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: Puffin Classics

Rediscover the Puffin Classics! - the world's favourite stories.

Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and will, and is determined to survive . . .

With a wonderful introduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, Black Beauty is one of the twenty best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly branded Puffin Classics series in March 2015.

By: Anna Sewell
Introduction by: Meg Rosoff
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 179mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 186g
ISBN: 9780141321035
ISBN 10: 0141321032
Series: Puffin Classics
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 02 June 2008
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , 9-11 years , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Sewell (1820-78) was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Black Beauty, her only book, was completed and published in 1877, just a few months before she died, so she did not live to know of the book's huge success. Apart from being a good story, Black Beauty was instrumental in changing people's attitudes towards horses, and domestic animals in general.