Black Beauty by Anna Sewell is a timeless classic about a horse living in 19th century England. The story, narrated by the horse, details his life from his birth, through different owners and jobs both good and kind and cruel, to his final home.

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I: My Early Home

II: The Hunt

III: My Breaking In

IV: Birtwick Park

V: A Fair Start

VI: Liberty

VII: Ginger

VIII: Ginger’s Story Continued

IX: Merrylegs

X: A Talk in the Orchard

XI: Plain Speaking

XII: A Stormy Day

XIII: The Devil’s Trade Mark

XIV: James Howard

XV: The Old Hostler

XVI: The Fire

XVII: John Manly’s Talk

XVIII: Going for the Doctor

XIX: Only Ignorance

XX: Joe Green

XXI: The Parting

Part I

XXII: Earlshall

XXIII: A Strike for Liberty

XXIV: The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse

XXV: Reuben Smith

XXVI: How It Ended

XXVII: Ruined and Going Downhill

XXVIII: A Job Horse and His Drivers

XXIX: Cockneys

XXX: A Thief

XXXI: A Humbug

Part II

XXXII: A Horse Fair

XXXIII: A London Cab Horse

XXXIV: An Old War Horse

XXXV: Jerry Barker

XXXVI: The Sunday Cab

XXXVII: The Golden Rule

XXXVIII: Dolly and a Real Gentleman

XXXIX: Seedy Sam

XL: Poor Ginger

XLI: The Butcher

XLII: The Election

XLIII: A Friend in Need

XLIV: Old Captain and His Successor

XLV: Jerry’s New Year

Part III

XLVI: Jakes and the Lady

XLVII: Hard Times

XLVIII: Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie

XLIX: My Last Home

Part IV

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