Black Beauty

Black Beauty

4.2 (29 ratings)
2014 · English · Kindle · 1194 editions
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* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Black Beauty is an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country.

* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.

* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

Book Details

Format Kindle
Pages 158 pages
Language English
Published Nov 15, 2014
Publisher Heritage Illustrated Publishing

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This is the first classic I read.

March 1st 2026

I've read Black Beauty many times, beginning when I was quite young with an abridged illustrated edition that has forever seared a memory of the fire scene into my mind.Whenever I re-read this novel, I am delighted to once again find a simple story that's fascinating enough to make it hard to put down.Anna Sewell's love and respect for horses is clear as day, and I am delighted that she could share this story, and see it be successful, before her death.

January 31st 2026

Black Beauty is a sad story. Written from the horses perspective, you see all of the hardships that horses had to go through. Personally I thought the concept of this book was clever, to flip the perspective. However, I just wasn't a fan. There was just something that didn't do it for me.

January 1st 2017
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