Black Beauty
About this book
An Apple Books Classic edition.With Black Beauty, author Anna Sewell hoped to make people care about the cruel abuses that cab horses were suffering—bought and sold, whipped, and worked to exhaustion. Sewell tells the story from the perspective of Beauty, a horse who lived an idyllic life on a farm in the English countryside until he was sold and forced to pull cabs in London. In this way, she invites us to empathize with her animal hero. Black Beauty did, in fact, change hearts and minds. Shortly after its publication in 1877, it became illegal to use bearing reins, which were designed to hold a horse’s head at a painful, unnatural angle. Almost 150 years later, Sewell’s classic has become one of the best-selling books of all time.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 303199 readers · 224 pages · ≈ 4 h 09 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Black Beauty?
About ≈ 4 h 09 m — 224 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Black Beauty?
224 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Black Beauty?
It sits on the Fairy Tales 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