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Black Beauty

Black Beauty

by Anna Sewell

A memoir narrated by a horse whose idyllic time on an English farm prepares him for a life filled with constant change and varied circumstances.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1877
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
201
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Part I
  2. I. My Early Home
  3. II. The Hunt
  4. III. My Breaking In
  5. IV. Birtwick Park
  6. A Fair Start
  7. VI. Liberty
  8. VII. Ginger
  9. VIII. Ginger’s Story Continued
  10. IX. Merrylegs
  11. A Talk in the Orchard
  12. XI. Plain Speaking
  13. XII. A Stormy Day
  14. XIII. The Devil’s Trade Mark
  15. XIV. James Howard
  16. XV. The Old Hostler
  17. XVI. The Fire
  18. XVII. John Manly’s Talk
  19. XVIII. Going for the Doctor
  20. XIX. Only Ignorance
  21. XX. Joe Green
  22. XXI. The Parting
  23. Part II
  24. XXII. Earlshall
  25. XXIII. A Strike for Liberty
  26. XXIV. The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse
  27. XXV. Reuben Smith
  28. XXVI. How It Ended
  29. XXVII. Ruined and Going Downhill
  30. XXVIII. A Job Horse and His Drivers
  31. XXIX. Cockneys
  32. A Thief
  33. XXXI. A Humbug
  34. Part III
  35. XXXII. A Horse Fair
  36. XXXIII. A London Cab Horse
  37. XXXIV
  38. XXXV. Jerry Barker
  39. XXXVI. The Sunday Cab
  40. XXXVII. The Golden Rule
  41. XXXVIII. Dolly and a Real Gentleman
  42. XXXIX. Seedy Sam
  43. XL. Poor Ginger
  44. XLI. The Butcher
  45. XLII. The Election
  46. XLIII. A Friend in Need
  47. XLIV
  48. XLV. Jerry’s New Year
  49. Part IV
  50. XLVI. Jakes and the Lady
  51. XLVII. Hard Times
  52. XLVIII. Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie
  53. XLIX. My Last Home