Sewell, Anna

Illustrates selected passages from Anna Sewell's 1877 novel "Black Beauty," focusing on the first few months in the life of the celebrated horse.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Includes review questions.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Black Beauty, a horse with a white star on his forehead, describes his idyllic days on a country squire's estate and his harsh fate as a London cab horse.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Living at Squire Gordon's country estate, the spirited young Black Beauty is healthy and happy. But when the squire is forced to sell off all his horses, Black Beauty is passed form one master to another and treated cruelly.