Black Beauty (Anna Sewell Collection) by Anna Sewell (Epub)

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Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but 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. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. Black Beauty became a forerunner to the pony book genre of children’s literature. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 58 on the BBC’s survey The Big Read.

Black Beauty spends his youth in a loving home, surrounded by friends and cared for by his owners. But when circumstances change, he learns that not all humans are so kind. Passed from hand to hand, Black Beauty witnesses love and cruelty, wealth and poverty, friendship and hardship . . . Will the handsome horse ever find a happy and lasting home? Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favorite classic stories capture the heart and imagination of young readers.

By retelling the story in a shorter, simpler form, these books become highly engaging for children, and the color illustrations help with both comprehension and interest level. Black Beauty is part of a collectible series that has strong gift appeal.

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⭐ I’M RETURNING THIS. It appears that Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, is in the public domain, available all over, free. I bought a copy, as I wanted a book to hold in my hands, vs. read electronically.The book I received is published by a company called Millennium Publications, no address, copyright 2014.It’s tiny print, no pages between chapters, i.e., when a chapter ends in the middle of the page, the next chapter starts directly below on the same page. (All about cheap printing.) Not worth it. A rip-off.

⭐ I first read this story was probably over 20 years ago and I really didn’t remember it. The first half of the book had me thinking that each chapter was written as a treatise on some particular horse abuse or pet peeve of the author. However, the book gets past this stage and not only becomes believable but very enduring. The main character is a well-born, noble fellow, which is fitting since he’s a horse. His patience and acceptance of his fate makes him an easy character to feel empathy for. The tale makes perfect sense in the time period in which it was written as England at the time had been called the heaven of women and the hell of horses. I’d recommend this book for children and animal lovers of all ages.

⭐ What is left to be said about a book that has sold over 50 million copies and did for the humane treatment of animals what Uncle Tom’s Cabin did to help abolish slavery? Anna Sewell was a hundred years or more ahead of her time. She tried to see the world from the perspective of the horse, which is exactly what the modern concept of “Natural Horsemanship” attempts to do. The book is a collection of tales about the humans which come and go from the life of the horse named Black Beauty. Some are cruel and heartless, others are gentle and considerate. Some are hard-working and honest, others are selfish and vain. To the author, the horse is trusting, empathetic, and uncomplaining, in spite of the wrongs that he is subjected to. Anna Sewell sees in the horse qualities that she would like to see in people. And through her eyes we understand that a truly compassionate person has room in their heart for the considerate treatment of animals.

⭐ Very small print. Not for children to read themselves. Not easy for grandmothers either. Should be noted somewhere in the description.

⭐ This is a timeless classic, a good read for both kids & adults alike. This particular edition has very few printing errors which increases the reader’s enjoyment in reading it. I highly recommend getting a copy and getting reacquainted or learning why Black Beauty is such a timeless classic

⭐ I love how it talks about how horses suffer for the sake of human vanity. This book very much shaped the way I look at and communicate with my animals from a very young age – particularly my horses. Many bits of this story play in my mind when I buy, sell and trail horses to this day.

⭐ I’ve never read this, but I purchased this for my third grader to write a book report. I flipped through it and the print is very small. honestly, I don’t think my child will be able to read this until she’s a better reader or older. I’ll just shelf it until later.

⭐ I read this story on FB Live for the parents to get a break from their children, as most parents had not signed up to work from home and home school their children. Love the story; however, the print was a bit too small for me and I strained my eyes even with my reading glasses on. Still, for the price I paid, I loved this book and was still able to read it out loud. The people listening seemed to have enjoyed it also.

⭐ I only vaguely recalled reading a book by this name as a child, and so my heart leaped at the chance to read it again as an adult. I was not disappointed. I felt so many emotions reading this “horse’s autobiography” that I would gladly read it a third time! Rest assured, any children I might have will know this story, and I will always be even more mindful of how I treat horses.

⭐ As a senior I never took the opportunity to read Black Beauty. I was not like some of my friends when young who just loved horses. I have never even seen the movies. Only because I was not interested in horses, but now that I am trying to discover the Classics and especially since it was a Free Kindle book, I thought I would give it a try. Right from the start I found it a fast read and a delightful way to tell the story which was from the horses view. I enjoyed it all the way through and so glad I took the opportunity to get to learn why it has been one of our Classic books.

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