Black Beauty
Descriere
Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877, and has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat, a white foot and a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes, the story tells of his idyllic upbringing and the hardship and cruelty he suffers subsequently, before finding security and happiness in a new home. Black Beauty is one of the most popular children’s books ever written.
Despre autor
Anna Sewell a fost o romancieră engleză cunoscută pentru singura ei carte, Black Beauty, un roman despre un cal. S-a născut într-o familie quaker din Norfolk și s-a mutat la Londra când era copil. Mama ei, Mary Wright Sewell, a fost autoarea unor cărți populare pentru copii.
