Lisa R. Church

An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.

Retells eight ballet plots based on original and classic fairy tales.

"Black Beauty is a perennial children's favourite, one which has never been out of print since its publication in 1877. It is a moralistic tale of the life of the horse related in the form of an autobiography, describing the world through the eyes of the creature. In taking this anthropomorphic approach, the author Anna Sewell broke new literary ground and her effective storytelling ability makes it very easy for the reader to accept the premise that...