Told from the perspective of a horse, rather than a human, Black Beauty tells the life story of a horse, from his carefree youth spent in the apple orchards at an English farm, to working for a horse-drawn taxicab driver. Despite his many owners some kind, some cruel Black Beauty is determined to survive and earns a well-deserved retirement in the country.
One of the best-selling books of all time, Black Beauty was an instant best-seller on publication in 1877. Anna Sewell's only novel inspired significant changes for the better in the way that working animals were treated in Victorian society, both in her native England and in the American colonies.
"If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way."
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