
Anna Sewells Black Beauty was an immediate success on its publication in 1877 & has gone on to sell an estimated 50 million copies. Black Beauty is a horse with a fine black coat a white foot & a silver star on his forehead. Seen through his eyes the story tells of his idyllic upbringing & the hardship & cruelty he suffers subsequently before finding security & happiness in a new home. Black Beauty is one of the most popular childrens books ever written.