by Anna Sewell · Ladybird Books Ltd. · tapa dura · ISBN 9781402722035
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«Black Beauty» is the children's adaptation of Anna Sewell's classic, published by Ladybird Books in hardback (56 pages, in English).
The horse Black Beauty himself narrates his life from a happy childhood in the countryside to the various owners and jobs that come his way. Between caresses and mistreatment, the story shows the indifference and cruelty that animals suffer, but also the kindness of those who care for him.
The original novel was published in 1877 and this edition belongs to the Ladybird Classics collection.
For children from about 7 years old and for readers beginning to discover 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.
