Anna Sewell

Ta książka, napisana przez wielka miłośniczkę koni, jest znana na całym świecie, od kilku pokoleń budzi w młodym czytelniku najlepsze uczucia. Jest to opowieść o kolejach losu najpierw źrebaczka, potem pięknego konia. Kary, bo takie imię nosi bohater, kolejno trafia w ręce różnych właścicieli. Raz są nimi ludzie dobrzy i troskliwi, rozumiejący...

'I have heard men say, that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing.' Anna Sewell's famous 'Autobiography of a Horse, published in 1877, is one of the bestselling novels in English. It was written not for children, but to expose and prevent cruelty to horses, and is a classic of Victorian literature that continues to...

If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children`s Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They`re books to treasure and return to again and again. From his simple beginnings under the shady trees in the meadow, Black Beauty`s life takes many twists and turns - from a riding horse on a country estate to a...

The Autobiography of a HorseAn autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty. Beginning with his carefree days as a colt on an English farm with his mother, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and...

Anna Sewell's famous 'Autobiography of a Horse' is a Victorian and children's classic. Written to expose and prevent cruelty to horses in Victorian England, the novel's appeal as animal story, horse-care manual, protest work, feminist text and slave narrative is fully explored in this new edition....