Oxford Children's Classics: Black Beauty
Anna Sewell
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- ISBN:
- 9780192789099
- Published:
- 26 Oct 2023
- Availability:
- 168
- Series:
- Oxford Children's Classics
This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Hannah Gold, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .
As a young horse, Black Beauty is kindly treated and well cared for, but after he is scarred in an accident his fortunes start to change. From high-stepping thoroughbred to downtrodden cab horse, Black Beauty's story remains one of the most moving novels ever written
about an animal's life.
Contents
PART ONE
1 My Early Home
2 The Hunt
3 My Breaking In
4 Birtwick Park
5 A Fair Start
6 Liberty
7 Ginger
8 Ginger’s Story Continued
9 Merrylegs
10 A Talk in the Orchard
11 Plain Speaking
12 A Stormy Day
13 The Devil’s Trade Mark
14 James Howard
15 The Old Ostler
16 The Fire
17 John Manly’s Talk
18 Going for the Doctor
19 Only Ignorance
20 Joe Green
21 The Parting
PART TWO
22 Earlshall
23 A Strike for Liberty
24 The Lady Anne
25 Reuben Smith
26 How it Ended
27 Ruined and Going Downhill
28 A Job-horse and his Drivers
29 Cockneys
30 A Thief
31 A Humbug
PART THREE
32 A Horse Fair
33 A London Cab Horse
34 An Old War Horse
35 Jerry Barker
36 The Sunday Cab
37 The Golden Rule
38 Dolly and a Real Gentleman
39 Seedy Sam
40 Poor Ginger
41 The Butcher
42 The Election
43 A Friend in Need
44 Old Captain and His Successor
45 Jerry’s New Year
PART FOUR
46 Jakes and the Lady
47 Hard Times
48 Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie
49 My Last Home
Author Anna Sewell