Black Beauty
About this book
Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was written from a horse as main characters perspective. She wrote it in the last years of her life, during which she was bedridden and seriously ill.Merriam-Webster (1995). "Black Beauty". Merriam Websters Encyclopedia of Literature. 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 over fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.https://web.archive.org/web/20080718203951/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/children/article3459873.ece The Times] on Black Beauty: "Fifty million copies of Black Beauty have been sold in the years since Anna Sewells publisher paid her £20 for the story." (29 February 2008)
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 303344 readers · 328 pages · ≈ 6 h 04 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Black Beauty?
About ≈ 6 h 04 m — 328 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Black Beauty?
328 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Black Beauty?
It sits on the Fairy Tales, History, Fiction shelves.
Has Black Beauty been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Black Beauty (2020), Black Beauty (1994), Black Beauty (1971), Black Beauty (1946).
Is Black Beauty in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote Black Beauty?
Anna Sewell.
Where can I read Black Beauty online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library. Open Library