Dark beauty

Author: Anna Sewell
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Publish Date: 2004-07-12
Features: Since its publication in 1877, this book has been widely recognized as one of the most successful novels depicting animals. In the book, horses narrate their own lives and the lives of their friends in the first person, revealing the goodness and evil, beauty and ugliness of human nature. It expresses the author's desire to treat animals kindly and, at the same time, presents a vivid picture of the changing life in 19th-century England from a side perspective. Though the story revolves around the joys and sorrows of horses, it makes us reflect on ourselves as humans. Author Anna Sewell, though destined for hardship, possessed a cheerful spirit. Her novel, completed with unwavering perseverance, has become a classic of children's literature that has endured to this day. Under her influence, generations of readers have learned to think about all animals that cannot speak for themselves.