About the book
A black horse with one white foot and a white star tells his own life story, from the meadow where he was born to the many masters who own him after. Some are kind and some are cruel; he pulls carriages for a gentleman, works for a cab driver in London, and sees other horses ruined by tight bearing reins and careless drivers. Anna Sewell wrote it in her last years to make people treat horses better, and it has been loved by children since 1877.
Black Beauty - Anna Sewell
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Chapter 1: My Early Home
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Chapter 2: The Hunt
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Chapter 3: My Breaking In
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Chapter 4: Birtwick Park
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Chapter 5: A Fair Start
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Chapter 6: Liberty
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Chapter 7: Ginger
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Chapter 8: Ginger's Story Continued
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Chapter 9: Merrylegs
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Chapter 10: A Talk in the Orchard
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Chapter 11: Plain Speaking
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Chapter 12: A Stormy Day
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Chapter 13: The Devil's Trade Mark
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Chapter 14: James Howard
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Chapter 15: The Old Hostler
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Chapter 16: The Fire
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Chapter 17: John Manly's Talk
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Chapter 18: Going for the Doctor
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Chapter 19: Only Ignorance
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Chapter 20: Joe Green
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Chapter 21: The Parting
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Chapter 22: Earlshall
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Chapter 23: A Strike for Liberty
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Chapter 24: The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse
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Chapter 25: Reuben Smith
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Chapter 26: How it Ended
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Chapter 27: Ruined and Going Downhill
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Chapter 28: A Job Horse and His Drivers
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Chapter 29: Cockneys
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Chapter 30: A Thief
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Chapter 31: A Humbug
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Chapter 32: A Horse Fair
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Chapter 33: A London Cab Horse
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Chapter 34: An Old War Horse
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Chapter 35: Jerry Barker
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Chapter 36: The Sunday Cab
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Chapter 37: The Golden Rule
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Chapter 38: Dolly and a Real Gentleman
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Chapter 39: Seedy Sam
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Chapter 40: Poor Ginger
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Chapter 41: The Butcher
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Chapter 42: The Election
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Chapter 43: A Friend in Need
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Chapter 44: Old Captain and His Successor
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Chapter 45: Jerry's New Year
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Chapter 46: Jakes and the Lady
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Chapter 47: Hard Times
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Chapter 48: Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie
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Chapter 49: My Last Home
About 5 min