by Anna Sewell · Usborne Publishing Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780746093481
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«Black Beauty» is the children's adaptation of Anna Sewell's classic novel, published by Usborne Publishing Ltd in hardback (64 pages, in English).
Black Beauty tells the story of a noble horse who, after various experiences with different owners, encounters both cruelty and friendship and protection, until finding a permanent home where he is treated with affection. This adaptation preserves the sensitivity of the classic about respect and empathy towards animals.
Published in 2008, it belongs to the Usborne Young Reading collection, with illustrations by Alan Marks and includes an audio CD.
Designed for early readers aged 6 to 8, it is a gateway to the classics in English.
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.
