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1Black Beauty (The Autobiography of a Horse)

By Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is Anna Sewell’s first and only novel. The story is told in the “first person” (or first horse) as an autobiographical memoir of a high-bred horse named Black Beauty, from his carefree days as a foal on an English farm, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness. Each short chapter recounts an incident in Black Beauty’s life containing a lesson or moral typically related to the kindness, sympathy, and understanding treatment of horses. (Summary from wikipedia.org)

2Black Beauty (version 2)

By Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness. The title page of the first edition states that it was "Translated from the Original Equine by Anna Sewell." It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she was confined to her house as an invalid. After its publication in 1877, Sewell lived just long enough to see her first and only novel become an immediate bestseller, as well as it encouraging the better treatment of many cruelly-treated animals.<br><br> Although initially intended for people who work with horses, it soon became a children's classic. While outwardly teaching animal welfare, it also contains allegorical lessons about how to treat people with kindness, sympathy and respect. The story is narrated in the first person and each short chapter relates an incident in Black Beauty's life, with Sewell's detailed observations and extensive descriptions of horse behaviour lending the novel a good deal of verisimilitude.<br><br>Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Cori Samuel, with help.

3Black Beauty - Young Folks' Edition

By Anna Sewell

The same beloved story of the adventures of a young horse that we all know and love, but rewritten by the author for young people. All of the pathos, tenderness and fun are still there, just written for a younger audience. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. (Summary by phil chenevert and Wikipedia)

4Black Beauty (version 3 Dramatic Reading)

By Anna Sewell

Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness. The title page of the first edition states that it was "Translated from the Original Equine by Anna Sewell." After its publication in 1877, Sewell lived just long enough to see her first and only novel become an immediate bestseller, as well as it encouraging the better treatment of many cruelly-treated animals.<br><br> Although initially intended for people who work with horses, it soon became a children's classic. While outwardly teaching animal welfare, it also contains allegorical lessons about how to treat people with kindness, sympathy and respect. The story is narrated in the first person and each short chapter relates an incident in Black Beauty's life, with Sewell's detailed observations and extensive descriptions of horse behaviour lending the novel a good deal of verisimilitude. (Summary by Cori Samuel, Wikipedia, and Mary Kay)<br><br> Black Beauty: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a><br> Ginger: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Squire Gordon: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br> John Manly: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7822">Oxenhandler</a><br> James Howard: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6930">Nolan Fout</a><br> Jeremiah Barker: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Todd</a><br> Polly Barker: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a><br><br> Other roles read by: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8307">Nick Bulka</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9929">Zames Curran</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6930">Nolan Fout</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11008">Freakwhency</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6548">Kristin Gjerløw</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11144">Ricky of Kokiri</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8883">Lydia</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3645">MaryAnn</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7822">Oxenhandler</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9446">Adele de Pignerolles</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7356">Rachel</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8886">Esther ben Simonides</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10528">K. Adrian Stroet</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9647">Joseph Tabler</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">Todd</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10150">Elizabeth Travers</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9599">Maggie Travers</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10615">Twinkle</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a>, and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8425">Larry Wilson</a><br><br> Audio edited by <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9759">Kim</a>, <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a>, and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/9446">Adele de Pignerolles</a>

Azabache (también Belleza Negra; título original, Black Beauty) es una novela de 1877 escrita por la inglesa Anna Sewell. Fue compuesta en los últimos años de su vida, durante los cuales estuvo confinada en casa por invalidez. La autora pudo ver el inmediato éxito que alcanzó su obra, pero murió sólo cinco meses después de su publicación. Azabache es uno de los libros más vendidos de todos los tiempos (cincuenta millones de ejemplares). Al educar acerca del bienestar de los animales, expone a la vez cómo tratar a la gente con amabilidad, simpatía y respeto. - Summary by Phileas Fogg

6Black Beauty (version 4)

By Anna Sewell

Black Beauty follows the life of a young foal from his early days in the countryside onwards. As he is bought and sold, Black Beauty is exposed to all manners of trades and lifestyles a horse could find themselves in Victorian England: a squire's riding horse, a hard-driven cab horse, a cart-horse. On this journey, Black Beauty sees the best and worst of mankind through his ever-changing masters and mistresses, and the stories of the other horses he encounters and befriends. <br> Told from the titular character's perspective, the story focuses on the treatment of horses at the time, but honesty and dishonesty, kindness and cruelty, and other themes of virtue and vice are explored throughout. - Summary by Ayesha Ashraf