Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and will, and is determined to survive . . . With a wonderful introduction by award-winning author Meg Rosoff, Black Beauty is one of the twenty best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly branded Puffin Classics series in March 2015.

Anna Sewell (1820-78) was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Black Beauty, her only book, was completed and published in 1877, just a few months before she died, so she did not live to know of the book''s huge success. Apart from being a good story, Black Beauty was instrumental in changing people''s attitudes towards horses, and domesti...

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Title:Black Beauty

Format:Paperback

Product dimensions:288 pages, 7 X 5.06 X 0.69 in

Shipping dimensions:288 pages, 7 X 5.06 X 0.69 in

Published:March 27, 2008

Publisher:Penguin Young Readers Group

Language:English

Appropriate for ages:All ages

ISBN - 13:9780141321035

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