Black Beauty : Illustrated Classics
About The Book
"Black Beauty is a colt, who is given all the love and care any horse could wish for from his master. His mother tells him that loyalty and hard work are the two most important things in life, and he should always remember that. When he is sold to another farm, after his �break-in�, he understands what his mother meant. He makes many friends like Merrylegs, Ginger and Sir Oliver. He is looked after by very caring and experienced grooms. But nothing lasts forever, and he and his friends are forced to endure many hardships, exploitations and pains. But Black Beauty doesn�t give up, and ultimately achieves what he wished for. A story of hardships, friendship, courage and hope, Black Beauty is a must read!"
About Anna Sewell
| Born on
30 March 1820 in Norfolk, England, Anna Sewell wrote only one books Black
Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse that was published in November 1877.
Little did she know that it would become one of the bestselling and most
loved classics of all time. From an early age, Anna Sewell assisted her
mother, Mary Wright Sewell, a well-known author of children's books, in
editing her manuscripts. For lack of means and fortune, she was
home-schooled. At 14, she slipped and gravely injured her ankles. Following this mishap, she spent most of her life confined to her home, and her mobility depended only on horsedrawn carriages. A fictional autobiography of a high-bred horse, Black Beauty was not just a novel for children. Anna Sewell's intent behind writing the book was, to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses. The use of anthropomorphism as a literary device in Black Beauty stems from her love of horses and her deep resentment against the ill-treatment of animals. Anna Sewell never married. She died in 1878, five months after Black Beauty was published. |
