by Anna Sewell · Orion Children's Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780575048478
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«Black Beauty» is the classic children's novel by Anna Sewell, published by Orion Children's Books in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Narrated by the horse himself, the novel follows Black Beauty from a happy childhood to the successive owners who shape his fate, some kind and others cruel. Through his experiences, the work denounces mistreatment of animals and advocates empathy and respect towards them. A classic for children and young adults about the bond between people and horses.
Illustrated edition by Charles Keeping. The novel was originally published in 1877 and is a pioneering work in animal welfare literature.
Recommended for readers aged 9 to 11, interested in animal stories and classics of young adult literature.
Anna Sewell was an English novelist who is known for her only book, Black Beauty, a novel about a horse. She was born into a Quaker family in Norfolk and moved to London as a baby. Her mother, Mary Wright Sewell, was the author of popular children's books. Sewell never married and always lived with her parents, in Sussex, Gloucestershire and Norfolk. A chronic illness left her leading a life of invalidism, with trips to spa resorts in England and continental Europe. She joined her mother in carrying out charitable work and also edited her mother's books. Black Beauty was written between 1871 and 1877 and published a few months before Sewell's death.
