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Black Beauty (version 2)
by Anna SEWELL (1820 - 1878)06 - Liberty
Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness. The title page of the first edition states that it was "Translated from the Original Equine by Anna Sewell." It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was confined to her house as an invalid. After its publication in 1877, Sewell lived just long enough to see her first and only novel become an immediate bestseller, as well as it encouraging the better treatment of many cruelly-treated animals.Although initially intended for people who work with horses, it soon became a children's classic. While outwardly teaching animal welfare, it also contains allegorical lessons about how to treat people with kindness, sympathy and respect. The story is narrated in the first person and each short chapter relates an incident in Black Beauty's life, with Sewell's detailed observations and extensive descriptions of horse behaviour lending the novel a good deal of verisimilitude.Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Cori Samuel, with help.
Listen next episodes of Black Beauty (version 2):
07 - Ginger , 08 - Ginger's Story Continued , 09 - Merrylegs , 10 - A Talk in the Orchard , 11 - Plain Speaking , 12 - A Stormy Day , 13 - The Devil's Trade Mark , 14 - James Howard , 15 - The Old Ostler , 16 - The Fire , 17 - John Manly's Talk , 18 - Going for the Doctor , 19 - Only Ignorance , 20 - Joe Green , 21 - The Parting , 22 - Earlshall , 23 - A Strike for Liberty , 24 - The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse , 25 - Reuben Smith , 26 - How it Ended , 27 - Ruined and Going Downhill , 28 - A Job Horse and His Drivers , 29 - Cockneys , 30 - A Thief , 31 - A Humbug , 32 - A Horse Fair , 33 - A London Cab Horse , 34 - An Old War Horse , 35 - Jerry Barker , 36 - The Sunday Cab , 37 - The Golden Rule , 38 - Dolly and a Real Gentleman , 39 - Seedy Sam , 40 - Poor Ginger , 41 - The Butcher , 42 - The Election , 43 - A Friend in Need , 44 - Old Captain and His Successor , 45 - Jerry's New Year , 46 - Jakes and the Lady , 47 - Hard Times , 48 - Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie , 49 - My Last Home