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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

Det er hesten som forteller. Black Beauty, en ung svart hest, vokser opp på en stor eng ved en dam med klart vann. En dag gir moren hans ham et råd som han aldri vil glemme.

The world of the book

Hestenes tid. Det finnes ennå ingen biler. Hester trekker vogner, gårdenes kjerrer og til og med byenes omnibusser. Black Beauty bor først på store gods på landet. Siden trekker han en hestedrosje gjennom Londons…

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