Black Beauty

Anna Sewell (1820-1878) was an English novelist who wrote the 1877 novel Black Beauty, her only published work. It is considered one of the best-selling children's novels of all time, although the author originally intended it for adults.

• I My Early Home 7II The Hunt 10III My Breaking In 14IV Birtwick Park 19V A Fair Start 23VI Liberty 28VII Ginger 30VIII Ginger’s Story Continued 36IX Merrylegs 41X A Talk in the Orchard 45XI Plain Speaking 52XII A Stormy Day 56XIII The Devil’s Trademark 60XIV James Howard 64XV The Old Ostler 68XVI The Fire 72XVII John Manly’s Talk 77XVIII Going for the Doctor 82XIX Only Ignorance 87XX Joe Green 90XXI The Parting 94XXII Earlshall 98XXIII A Strike for Liberty 103XXIV Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse 107XXV Reuben Smith 115XXVI How it Ended 120 XXVII Ruined, and Going Downhill 124XXVIII A Job Horse and his Drivers 128XXIX Cockneys 133XXX A Thief 141XXXI A Humbug 144XXXII A Horse Fair 148XXXIII A London Cab Horse 153XXXIV An Old War Horse 158XXXV Jerry Barker 164XXXVI The Sunday Cab 171XXXVII The Golden Rule 177XXXVIII Dolly and a Real Gentleman 182XXXIX Seedy Sam 187XL Poor Ginger 192XLI The Butcher 195XLII The Election 199XLIII A Friend in Need 202XLIV Old Captain and his Successor 207XLV Jerry’s New Year 212XLVI Jakes and the Lady 219XLVII Hard Times 224XLVIII Farmer Thoroughgood and his Grandson Willie 229XLIX My Last Home 234