Black beauty
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TextPublication details: London Wordsworth Classics 1993Description: 201pISBN: 9781853261091Subject(s): LiteratureDDC classification: 823.8 Summary: By: Anna Sewell
This unique tale is narrated by a lovely, gentle horse named Black Beauty and has remained a children's classic since it was first published in 1877. It earned eternal name and fame for its author Anna Sewell, an invalid who died within a few months of publication. According to current estimates, it has sold more than fifty million copies world wide, been translated into many languages and delighted generations of children.
As an autobiography written by a horse and told from his point of view, it was indeed an original and unique concept for the time.
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By: Anna Sewell
This unique tale is narrated by a lovely, gentle horse named Black Beauty and has remained a children's classic since it was first published in 1877. It earned eternal name and fame for its author Anna Sewell, an invalid who died within a few months of publication. According to current estimates, it has sold more than fifty million copies world wide, been translated into many languages and delighted generations of children.
As an autobiography written by a horse and told from his point of view, it was indeed an original and unique concept for the time.
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