Author: Sewell, Anna.
Publisher: Scholastic
Black Beauty's story, as told by himself, is the fascinating tale of the life of a horse a hundred years ago, when horses were a part of daily life. Although his colthood and early life are happy, Black Beauty tastes the bitterness of cruel handlers and indifferent masters as he passes from hand to hand, progressing from the country to London and back again.Written in 1877 as an appeal for the humane treatment of horses, Black Beauty ranks among the most famous and popular of animal storie