by Anna Sewell · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070335725
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«Black Beauty» is the children's novel by Anna Sewell, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (288 pages, in French).
Black Beauty, a horse, narrates his own life in nineteenth-century England, where he faces cruelty and kindness from people. His first-person story offers a reflection on the relationship between humans and horses, and on the importance of dignified treatment of animals.
1990 edition in the Folio Junior collection, with French translation by Dominique Boutel.
Recommended for readers aged 6 to 9, especially those who enjoy stories featuring animals.
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.
