Black beauty
Black Beauty is a novel by English author Anna Sewell written around 1877. The story is told in the first person and is a fictional autobiographical memoir told from the perspective of a horse named Black Beauty. The story follow this horse's life, from his young days on an English farm with hi...
Main Author: | Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878 (Author) |
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Other Authors: | Harding, Jeff (Narrator) |
Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[Holland, Ohio] :
Dreamscape Media, LLC,
[2016]
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Edition: | Unabridged. |
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Summary: |
Black Beauty is a novel by English author Anna Sewell written around 1877. The story is told in the first person and is a fictional autobiographical memoir told from the perspective of a horse named Black Beauty. The story follow this horse's life, from his young days on an English farm with his mother, to the more dreadful years of pulling cabs in London, and ending with his happy retirement in the country. The book at the time of its publication somewhat inadvertently helped gain justice for mistreated animals (specifically horses) in the London cab industry, as well as to help those cab drivers combat unfair government regulations. It has sold over 50 million copies making it one of the best-selling books of all time. |
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Item Description: |
Title from web page. Compact discs. |
Physical Description: |
5 audio discs (352 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Playing Time: |
05:52:00 |
ISBN: |
9781520030333 1520030339 |
Author Notes: |
She wrote "Black Beauty" when she was in her fifties, but died a year after it was published in 1877. While she never earned much from the book while she was alive, after her death, the novel snowballed into a something extraordinary. The book was about the abuses horses sustained in their lifetimes, but was told from the unique viewpoint of the horse. Even though the book was intended for children, it impacted all generations and caused everyone who read it to take a look at the inhumane treatment horses received. In the one hundred plus years since "Black Beauty" had been published, over 30 million copies have been printed. At least eight motion pictures have been made based on the novel and it is a well known children's classic. Anna Sewell died on April 25, 1878 in Old Catton, Norfolk. (Bowker Author Biography) |