A well-bred horse narrates his life passing through many owners, kind and cruel, offering a plea for the humane treatment of animals.
Books that mention Black Beauty (5)
The Story of My Life by Helen Keller: “I called him Black Beauty, as I had just read the book, and he resembled his namesake in every way”
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt: “or even her childhood copy of Black Beauty!”
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins: “All she had left in the world were the clothes on her back and the copy of Black Beauty that Steve had given her.”
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls: “my very favorite was Black Beauty”
Words Are My Matter by Ursula K. Le Guin: “...the twelve-year-old weeping as she reads Black Beauty?”