SynopsisPublished in 1877, Black Beauty is a story of a horse narrated in first person as an autobiographical memoir. The author Anna Sewell was inspired by the life of horses as she travelled a great deal on the horse driven carriages after she had a bad fall that injured both her ankles and left her disabled for the rest of her life._x000D_
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The novel follows the entire life of a horse named 'Black Beauty' – right from his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London to his happy retirement in the country. While taking us through this journey of the horse’s life, Sewell subtly brings out lessons typically related to the kindness, sympathy, and understanding the treatment of horses._x000D_
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The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time._x000D_
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About the author
Anna Sewell was born in Norfolk, England, on March 30, 1820. Due to their family’s financial condition, Sewell was taught at home by her mother, who was an author of several children’s books.
At a young age, Sewell slipped and the injuries in her ankles left her crippled for life. Her love for horses developed when she began driving horse-drawn carriages. Sewell was troubled by their inhumane treatment. Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse was written “to induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding treatment of horses.” Giving an insight into the sufferings and cruel treatment of horses in Victorian England, the book instantly became a bestseller after its first publication in 1877. Sewell died in Old Catton, Norfolk, on April 25, 1878, after being confined to bed for months.
One of the top ten bestselling novels for children, Black Beauty is considered one of the first major animal story in children’s literature. It continues remain a popular children’s classic.
