Black

Author: (English) Sewell, A., Translated by Cai Wen
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Black Beauty is a classic children's novel that captivated European literary circles in the second half of the 19th century. The protagonist, "Black Beauty," is a handsome and high-quality black horse, raised in a noble family since childhood, well-trained, and possessing a gentle, kind, intelligent, and clever temperament. His owners adore him. However, good times don't last long. Due to changes in his owner's family, Black Beauty is forced to be sold. He is sold multiple times and encounters various people: drunkards who take out their frustrations on horses, carriage drivers who whip them frequently, people who treat animals with indifference, and kind-hearted families who consider animals as friends. He experiences all the joys and sorrows of human life. Through his own eyes and with vivid language, Black Beauty tells a series of heartwarming stories, making every listener feel that animals have emotions and that how we treat them, they will treat us in return. Like all classic novels, Black Beauty has taken the world by storm for over a century and has been adapted into films multiple times, remaining popular to this day.