"Black Beauty," published in 1877 and set in Victorian London, was Anna Sewell's only novel. Yet it has remained a classic for 140 years. Now the beloved story of Black Beauty is retold for beginning readers with full-color illustrations on every page.[...]
The children's novel "Black Beauty" is estimated to have sold over thirty million copies. It is the sixth most read book in the English language and is loved by young and old alike across the globe. Yet before Susan Chitty's classic biography was first published in 1971, little was known about its a[...]