Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell tells the life story of a horse, from his peaceful youth in the English countryside to years of work and hardship. Through Black Beauty’s experiences, the novel explores kindness, cruelty and humane treatment of animals. This reading edition follows a 1911 American printing transcribed for Project Gutenberg.
Book & edition details
- Original language
- English
- Original publication
- 1877
- Edition
- Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse (1911 American edition transcription) · 2006
- Publisher
- Project Gutenberg
- Length
- 59,485 words · about 271 min
- Reader typography
- standard
Authenticity notes: Original acquired EPUB hash and all chapter text digests independently validated. Publisher and territorial-rights sign-off remains pending. Publication year 1877 and transcribed source printing 1911 confirmed from Project Gutenberg source text on 2026-10-21; reviews still pending.
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