by Anna Sewell · Ladybird · tapa dura · ISBN 9780721416601
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«Black Beauty» is the abridged version of Anna Sewell's classic children's novel, published by Ladybird in hardback (56 pages, in English).
Black Beauty, a horse, tells his life story in the first person: after a happy childhood in the countryside, he is sold and passes through various owners until he suffers cruelty and harsh conditions in London. The story denounces animal abuse and shows how the kindness of some people can change the protagonist's fate.
Published in May 1994 in the Ladybird Classics collection, a line of adaptations of classics for young readers.
Intended for young readers who are starting out with the classics and for English students looking for a short, accessible read.
Anna Sewell was an English novelist who is known for her only book, Black Beauty, a novel about a horse. She was born into a Quaker family in Norfolk and moved to London as a baby. Her mother, Mary Wright Sewell, was the author of popular children's books. Sewell never married and always lived with her parents, in Sussex, Gloucestershire and Norfolk. A chronic illness left her leading a life of invalidism, with trips to spa resorts in England and continental Europe. She joined her mother in carrying out charitable work and also edited her mother's books. Black Beauty was written between 1871 and 1877 and published a few months before Sewell's death.
