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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty

Paper book: €26.99

Digital: €10.99

Original publication
1877
Bilingual edition
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

The horse tells the story. Black Beauty, a young black horse, grows up in a large meadow beside a pond of clear water. One day, his mother gives him a piece of advice he will never forget.

The world of the book

The age of horses. There are no cars yet. Horses pull carriages, farm carts and even the city buses. Black Beauty first lives on large country estates. Then he pulls a cab through the streets of London, amid the noise…

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