Black Beauty, Young Folks' Edition by Anna Sewell
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"Black Beauty, Young Folks' Edition" by Anna Sewell is a novel published in 1877. Written from a horse's perspective, this autobiographical tale follows Black Beauty from his carefree days as a foal through difficult years pulling cabs in London to peaceful retirement. Along the way, he encounters both cruelty and kindness, with each chapter offering moral lessons about treating animals and people with compassion. Originally intended to promote animal welfare among adults,
this groundbreaking work became an immediate bestseller and remains one of history's most beloved stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878 |
|---|---|
| Title | Black Beauty, Young Folks' Edition |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Paul Murray and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders from images provided by The Internet Archive Children's Library |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Horses -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 11860 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 800 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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