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Black Beauty

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The handsome horse Black Beauty begins his life in a happy home, until a change of circumstances leads him to learn about a crueler side of life. Black Beauty is the ultimate classic novel for horse fans of all ages.

Author Biography:

Anna Sewell was born in 1820 and lived with her family in Norfolk and then in a village on the outskirts of London. At the age of fourteen Anna injured her ankles in a fall, and was severely disabled for the rest of her life. She had to travel everywhere in horse-drawn carriages, and so Anna was always concerned with the treatment of the animals she so relied upon. She wrote Black Beauty in order to convince a wide audience of the importance of the humane treatment of animals. It is her only novel, and Anna Sewell died shortly after it's publication, little guessing how well-known and widely loved her story would become. Anna Sewell (1820 - 1878) was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. When she was about fourteen, she sprained her ankle and it was treated badly. That, and a bone disease, meant that Anna could never walk properly. In those days, before the car, horses and one's own two feet were the main means of transport. As she couldn't use her feet, Anna began to rely heavily on horses to pull her around in a cart or trap. Soon she grew to love horses and to be appalled by the careless and cruel treatment they often received from humans. In 1871 a doctor told Anna that she had only eighteen months to live. She was very weak but very determined to write a book, 'to induce kindness, sympathy and understanding treatment of horses'. Five years later, she was still working on Black Beauty, her only book. By this time she was so weak that she couldn't get out of bed and she could only write a few lines at a time. Her mother would then make a clear copy of Anna's pencilled writing. Black Beauty was finished and published in 1877. Anna died a few months after publication so never knew of the book's huge success. It was distributed by animal rights campaigners as well as through bookshops - it really did change people's attitudes to horses and other domestic animals. At Anna's funeral, her mother insisted that the uncomfortable bearing-reins should be removed from all the horses in the funeral procession. Black Beauty was more than just a piece of do-good writing. Anna Sewell was a natural writer; she knew that if you have a point to make, you must first tell a good story that people will want to read. For well over a hundred years, readers have been proving that she got it right.
Release date Australia
September 25th, 2014
Author
Audience
  • Children / Juvenile
Interest Age
From 9 to 11 years
Pages
272
Dimensions
138x179x19
ISBN-13
9780147510990
Product ID
21516100

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