![]() ![]() No one should pass from childhood without reading this beautiful story. Reading how the handsome colt found a happy home with Squire Gordon and, later, passed from owner to owner until, at last, he was forced to draw a cab through London's streets, even those who seldom see a horse in these days of motor-cars, lorries and buses learn to know and to love the patient friend of man as did their fathers and grandfathers before them. The author, Anna Sewell, wrote only this one book but so well did she make her four-legged hero tell the story of a life filled with ups and downs that Black beauty has been enjoyed by many generations of boys and girls. The title page of the first edition states that it was 'Translated from the Original Equine by Anna Sewell.' After its publication in 1877, Sewell lived just long enough to see her. ![]() ![]() 'This is said to be the finest animal story ever told. Black Beauty (version 3 Dramatic Reading) Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness. Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear, dustjacket has minor edge and shelf wear with small chips and a little rubbing (see photographs) ![]()
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