About this ebook
Throughout the novel, Beauty remains a faithful horse, serving all his masters even if it means suffering from several ordeals. He is an ideal horse—obedient, willing, intelligent, and courageous. Ginger, another important character in the novel, is an unhappy horse whose tale is full of hardships and cruelty from her masters. The book, Black Beauty, is aimed at inducing kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses.
About the author
Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was a British author of Black Beauty — the children’s classic novel. As an animal lover, Sewell’s concern for the humane treatment of horses began at a young age when she was crippled, though she could drive a horse-drawn carriage. After deeply influenced by essay on animals by Horace Bushnel, Sewell decided her goals in writing and wanted to let the world understand the suffering of horses. He dedicated the last seven or eight years of her life in writing Black Beauty which had a strong moral purpose and is said to have been instrumental in abolishing the cruel practices on animals.
