by Anna Sewell · Egmont Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780723576006
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«Black Beauty» is the classic children's novel by Anna Sewell, published by Egmont Books Ltd in paperback (254 pages, in English).
Narrated in the first person from the perspective of a horse, the story follows Black Beauty from his days on a country estate to his work as a hired horse on the streets of London. Between friendship and hardship, the tale shows human kindness and cruelty, and reflects on the ethical treatment of animals.
Abridged edition from the Best Loved Stories series, with the subtitle An Introduction to the Classics.
Suitable for young readers beginning to explore the great classics of children's literature.
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.
