by Anna Sewell (Author), Anna Sewell (Author), Anna Sewell (Author)
Described on the title-page of the first edition as 'the autobiography of her horse, translated from the original equine', BLACK BEAUTY was Anna Sewell's only book, written when she fatally ill but determined to record her passopnate indignation at the insensitive behaviour of people towards animals. It has been loved by children ever since its first publication in 1877, just a few months before the death of its author, whose declared aim had been to 'induce kindness, sympathy and an understanding treatment of horses'. The illustrations by Lucy Kemp-Welch first apperared in 1915.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
Publisher: Childrens Classics
Published: 04 Nov 1993
ISBN 10: 1857159160
ISBN 13: 9781857159165
Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.