Black Beauty

Summary: A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Record details

ISBN: 9781536211245
ISBN: 1536211249
Physical Description: print
vii, 199 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019.
Copyright: ©2019

General Note:	First published by Palazzo Editions (U.K.) 2019.
Formatted Contents Note:	Anna Sewell -- Part One. My early home -- The hunt -- My breaking in -- Birtwick Park -- A fair start -- Liberty -- Ginger -- Ginger's story continued -- Merrylegs -- A talk in the orchard -- Plain speaking -- A stormy day -- The devil's trade mark -- James Howard -- The old ostler -- The fire -- John's Manly's talk -- Going for the doctor -- Only ignorance -- Joe Green -- The parting -- Part Two. Earlshall -- A strike for Liberty -- The Lady Anne -- Reuben Smith -- How it ended -- Ruined and going downhill -- A job-horse and his drivers -- .Cockneys -- A thief -- A humbug -- Part Three. A horse fair -- A London cab horse -- An old war horse -- Jerry Barker -- The Sunday cab -- The golden rule -- Dolly and a real gentleman -- Seedy Sam -- Poor Ginger -- The butcher -- The election -- A friend in need -- Old captain and his successor -- Jerry's new year -- Part Four. Jakes and the lady -- Hard times -- Harmer Thoroughgood and his grandson Willie -- My last home -- Glossary.
Target Audience Note:	10 years and up. Grade 5 and up.