Who Is Anna Sewell's Black Beauty?

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Black Beauty is a classic novel written by Anna Sewell published in November 24, 1877. The book I read was printed in 1927, so the story is really old-fashioned and original. The story takes place in 19th century England and is narrated by Black Beauty in first person. The story basically explains his life starting from his early childhood to working adulthood. During his life, he was constantly sold to many horse owners and farmers. It starts in Victorian, England, when Black Beauty was young and raised by his mother Duchess. His first owner was Farmer Grey, who was a very generous master that made Beauty’s early life very happy. His mother always gave him lectures and lessons about becoming a well-tempered horse, because she believed …show more content…

This was the time when Beauty got her name, because of her dark, dull color. Over there, he met two horses both next to his stall. One horse was named Merrylegs, who was well-tempered and rode the children and women most of his time. The other horse was named Ginger, who was bad-tempered and bit the people most of the time she was visited. No one really rode her. Once Beauty had a conversation with Ginger, it wasn’t her fault that she was bad-tempered, she just had a bad life. Ginger would always be hit by rocks by children, fed poorly, and when her break in came, she was forced to do it by being whipped and hit by multiple men which caused her bad-temper. In Birtwick park, Beauty had much fun with Ginger and Merrylegs, with many events happening. Unfortunately, Mrs. Gordon, Squire Gordon’s wife, had an illness that was diagnosed by a doctor. They were forced to move to a warmer climate, moving out of England, and sell all of their horses and land. This was when Beauty’s happy life ended, when he was sold to many harsh farmers and owners. When he became a horse-for-hire, he killed a groom that was drunk. Obviously, Beauty was blamed, moving him down to the ranks of horse hierarchy, and ruining his

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