This powerful narrative, told from the perspective of a horse, is now available in an unabridged paperback volume in Union Square & Co.’s Children's Signature Editions series.

Despite Black Beauty being her only published work, Anna Sewell is widely regarded as one of the most successful children's novelists from England. Black Beauty chronicles the life of a horse in Victorian England. At the hands of different owners, he experiences discipline, friendship, overwork, and, ultimately, love. Young readers will be moved by this empathetic novel about animal treatment—a story that’s still relevant today.  

This rich and realistic classic animal story is now available in its entirety in this paperback edition, perfect for young readers’ libraries.