
Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240 000 books in print to date) comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts." The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. " Classic Starts" treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. " Black Beauty "is the classic horse story a beautiful & touching tale told by the title character himself. Set in Victorian London it follows Beauty's life & changing fortunes as he moves from owner to owner. As the horse encounters new experiences & new friends who reveal their own histories the story quietly paints a fascinating portrait of how animals were treated during that era."