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Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

NovelEnglish 1877 60k words

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Contents

1The Autobiography of a Horse

Why it is here

One of the best-selling novels ever written, and the book that started the animal-welfare movement.

Readership record

Global readership rank#60 of 100

Readership score36.7 / 100

Goodreads ratings195,205

Average rating3.94 / 5

First published1877

FormNovel

OriginEnglish

Length60k words

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Lists used: NEH 1984 core reading list, a 1,000-voter US school-reading survey, and a consolidated current-curriculum survey.

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