by Anna Sewell · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781405842815
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«Black Beauty» is the adapted novel by Anna Sewell, published by Pearson Education ESL in paperback (48 pages, in English).
Black Beauty, a black horse, recalls his life in nineteenth-century England: a peaceful childhood on a farm, relationships with other horses, and passing through different owners, some kind and others negligent or cruel. The novel invites reflection on the ethical treatment of animals and the importance of empathy.
It corresponds to level 2 of the Pearson English Readers series, in its second edition (2008), with adapted and simplified text.
Intended for English learners who want to improve their reading comprehension by reading an adapted classic.
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.
