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Black Beauty (Hardcover)
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Black Beauty (Hardcover)
Series: Wordsworth Collector's Editions
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List price R278
Loot Price R201
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You Save R77 (28%)
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Black Beauty is a perennial children's favourite, one which has
never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a
moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an
autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the
creature. In taking this anthropomorphic approach, the author Anna
Sewell broke new literary ground and her effective storytelling
ability makes it very easy for the reader to accept the premise
that a horse is recounting the exploits in the narrative. The
gentle thoroughbred, Black Beauty, is raised with care and is
treated well until a vicious groom injures him. The damaged horse
is then sold to various masters at whose hands he experiences
cruelty and neglect. After many unpleasant episodes, including one
where he becomes a painfully overworked cab horse in London, Black
Beauty finally canters towards a happy ending. Although Anna
Sewell's classic is set firmly in the Victorian period, its message
is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they
are treated with consideration and kindness. There have been many
film and television adaptations of the story, but it is only the
novel that captures the authentic voice of the central character.
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