The book that I read is Black Beauty and it is written in 1877 by Anna Sewell. Black Beauty is a very old story about a black horse, who travells around the England during her life. The story is narrated from Black Beauty’s perspective. It is a novel.
Anna Sewell has written this novel beacause she wants to tell people about animals welfare and how to treat them kindly, respectly and sympathetically. The book represents its genre very well. Black Beauty is very good book for them who wants to find out what horses life includes, for example pulling heavy carriages and galloping. Anna Sewell’s book Black Beauty is one of the best selling books of all time, and it also made an affect on me.
Main characters are Black Beauty, Farmer Grey, Squire, John Manly, Ginger and Merrylegs.
Black Beauty tells about a horse’s lifestory from its youth to grown up. Anne Sewell is trying to accomplish better animal rights and their welfare in this book. That might be one big reason why she has written this novel from horse’s perspective. Author describes people, things and places very exactly in this book. Narrator is inside in this story and for example horses can speak to others, but occasionally she is external. There are horses, farmers, grooms,families and riders in this book, which makes the story interesting, versatile and attractive. Events in this book are in chronologial order, so this is quite easy to read, understand and follow the plot. In this book is even little bit horror for example when The Black Beauty is in the horse stable, it starts to burn and they all start to panic.
Writer takes a stance on animals welfare, health care and their future. She also tries to get readers convinced that animals need a better treatment.
I would give rating 8/10 to Black Beauty, because it is a stirring story about loyal horse, who gets sometimes bad treatment from cruel people. Its a book that everyone should read.