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Black Beauty is born in a beautiful meadow and cared for by gentle humans. But life takes him far from home, from the stable of a gentleman, to gruelling work as a cab horse in the city. Where will Bl

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.

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. '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 Beauty leaves his life as a young, carefree colt and embarks on a working life of misery, pulling cabs in London. As he passes through the hands of a number of different masters, he faces cruelty and hardship, as well as compassion and kindness, as he struggles to survive.Through her poignant but heart-warming tale, Anna Sewell highlights the plight of the working animal. First published in 1877, this story of a horse whose spirit cannot be broken has become an enduring and popular children's classic.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experience with both good and bad masters.

Black Beauty enjoys a carefree upbringing in a pleasant meadow with his mother, where his gentle first master trains him well until he is reluctantly forced to sell him. Throughout his long and varied

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

A handsome horse with a glossy black coat and a pretty white star on his forehead, Black Beauty seems to lead a charmed life. Although his mother warns him that there are 'bad, cruel men' in the world