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Black Beautyis the classic horse story, a beautiful and touching tale told by the title character himself.Set in Victorian London, it follows Black Beauty’s life and changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences and new friends who reveal their own histories, the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era.

′... we call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.′When his beloved owners are forced to sell him, BLACK BE

Black Beauty 的故事從一段平靜幸福的生活開始。年幼時，他受到主人細心照顧，在友善的環境中成長；然而一次意外留下傷痕後，他的命運也隨之改變。輾轉不同主人之間，Black Beauty 曾是姿態優雅的馬匹，也曾淪為疲憊不堪的出租馬車用馬，在不同遭遇中體會人類的善意與殘酷。Anna Sewell 以 Black Beauty 第一人稱的視角，細膩描寫一匹馬一生的際遇，也呈現19世紀役用馬匹的生活。本書為 Oxford Children's Classics 版本，收錄完整未刪節原文，由 Hannah Gold 撰寫導讀，另附閱讀提示、作品知識與活動等延伸內容。完整未刪節原文，保留 Anna Sewell 經典原著 從 Black Beauty 視角描寫馬匹一生，以及人與動物之間的關係 Hannah Gold 導讀，另附閱讀提示、作品知識與活動This Oxford Children's Classic features the complete unabridged text, an introduction by Hannah Gold, and other bonus material including insights for readers, facts, activities, and more . . .As a young horse, Black Beauty is kindly treated and well cared for, but after he is scarred in an accident his fortunes start to change. From high-stepping thoroughbred to downtrodden cab horse, Black Beauty''s story remains one of the most moving novels ever written about an animal''s life.