Black Beauty

Black Beauty a classic novel written by Anna Sewell and first published in 1877 is considered even today as one of the major animal stories for children. It is an autobiographical and fictionalized narration of a handsome and well-bred horse. Black Beauty a well-born horse who is initially owned by kind masters but is sold to successively crueler owners narrates the story. After suffering ill-treatment and facing torture from various owners he collapses but in the end he gets another kind owner and recovers eventually. John a kind and caring master who takes care of the horses teaches young Joe how to groom the horse.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.