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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty

Paper book: €21.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1877
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
455
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Children's Literature, Self-Help
Moods
Feel comforted, Be moved to tears
Translated from
English

Book summary

Black Beauty, a handsome black horse, tells his own life story: his peaceful early days in a meadow, then his years of work for very different masters. Some care for him with affection, others treat him harshly, and each new home brings him a different life.

This moving novel, which changed the way a whole era saw animals, is about kindness, respect and dignity.

Written in simple words, it is an ideal classic to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

語り手は馬です。黒い若駒ブラック・ビューティーは、澄んだ池のそばの広い牧場で育ちます。ある日、母馬から一生忘れない教えを受けます。

The world of the book

馬の時代。まだ自動車はありません。馬が馬車や農場の荷車、さらには町の乗合馬車まで引いています。ブラック・ビューティーは、はじめ田舎の大きなお屋敷で暮らします。やがてロンドンの喧騒と人ごみのなかで、辻馬車を引くことになります。

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