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His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse
is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell.
It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid.
The theme of Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty is primarily the treatment of horses and secondarily the treatment of other animals. Anna Sewell herself was an activist, extremely concerned with humane treatment of horses and wrote the book from the point of view of the horse to arouse in her readers compassion for animals.
As one of the most famous animal stories in the world. Black Beauty is a handsome, sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved mother, Duchess, and their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell him, Black Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he can, suffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and will, and is determined to survive . . .
I am very excited to read this for April! I am also coveting the Puffin edition and may have to purchase it!
