Black Beauty

“If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good man will find a way.” A well-known author of children literature, Anne Sewell published Black Beauty in 1877. Developed in first person narrative, the book is written in the style of an animal autobiography of its central character, Black Beauty. The story recounts and traverses through the experiences of Black Beauty starting from his childhood until his retirement. Black Beauty enables the readers to explore the themes of compassion and understanding in man-animal relationship with all its complexity and promotes love and kindness to be abided by all!