Sewell, Anna 1820-1878 creator text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell is a novel published in 1877. Told as an autobiography narrated by a horse, it follows Black Beauty from his carefree days as a foal through hardships as a working horse in London to eventual retirement. Through the horse's perspective, the story reveals both cruelty and kindness in Victorian England's treatment of animals. Each chapter presents moral lessons about compassion and respect, not only toward horses but toward all beings. The groundbreaking novel became an immediate bestseller and remains one of history's most-read books. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Beauty Release date is 2006-01-16 Produced by A. Light, Linda Bowser, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Horses -- Juvenile fiction Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction PR PZ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/271 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/271 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133029.0 271