"Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell is a classic novel that tells the story of a horse's life from his perspective. Born on a farm, Black Beauty experiences both kindness and cruelty as he passes through various owners. The novel highlights the importance of treating animals with compassion and respect, illustrating the struggles faced by horses in the Victorian era. Through his journey, Black Beauty encounters both benevolent and abusive humans, ultimately advocating for better treatment of horses. The story serves as a powerful commentary on animal welfare, illustrating the bonds between humans and animals. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Knickerbocker Childrens Classics .
This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-8th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Race Point Publishing .
Anna Sewell (1820-78) was a British novelist. Black Beauty was her only published work. Cecil Aldin was born in 1870 and began his working life as a magazine illustrator. He soon became famous for his sporting prints, posters, children's books and pictures of old inns but he became world famous for his portrayals of dogs. It was said of him that he "captured the very soul of a dog". His original artworks are now highly prized by collectors and there are regular exhibitions of his work
This book contains the following story:
Black Beauty
When he comes of age, the horse Black Beauty is sold to a grand house to be a carriage horse. The groom, Joe, is kind but his masters are cruel. Every day Beauty and his fellow horse, Ginger, are shackled to the carriage with a tight bearing rein to keep their heads held high, and the two horses are whipped and generally mistreated. When Ginger misbehaves she is taken away. When Beauty smashes his knee he is sold to a London cabby. Pulling a cab through all the weather is hard work but Jerry is kind to Beauty and he is happy. Then Jerry is offered a job as groom by a customer and has to sell Beauty. His next master is harsh and cruel. But then Black Beauty is rescued by a horse doctor and at the doctor’s stables he discovers that the groom is none other than Joe. Beauty lives out the rest of his life in the doctor’s fields, happy and cared for.
This book features the following characters:
Ginger
Ginger is the chestnut horse that becomes friendly with Black Beauty when they are both carriage horses at Birtwick Park. She has a rough life and is consequently pretty sassy. The two friends go separate ways but meet again as broken-down cab horses in London.
Jimmy Barker
This book features the character Jimmy Barker.
Joe Green
This book features the character Joe Green.
Black Beauty
Black Beauty is a handsome black horse who narrates his story in the novel of the same name. He begins his career as a carriage horse for wealthy people but after a fall he is sacked and made to do much harder work. Beauty always tries his best despite the difficult circumstances he finds himself in.
