by Anna Sewell · Grupo Lettera, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788493189693
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«Black Beauty» is the classic novel by Anna Sewell, published by Grupo Lettera in paperback (290 pages, in Spanish).
Black Beauty narrates in the first person the life of a horse, from his happy days on a farm to the mistreatment he suffers when he changes owners. The story denounces cruelty towards animals and advocates for dignified treatment of them, becoming one of the first novels dedicated to animal welfare.
Work originally published in 1877, with illustrations by Ian Andrew in this 2010 Spanish edition.
Recommended for young and adult readers looking for a classic of children's and young adult literature about the relationship between humans and 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.
