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This a very touching novel by Anna Sewell who described the abuse of bearing rein in the horses. Nowadays this question of mistreatment of animals is becoming a harsh reality even in the XXI century.
A movie was made based on this book Black Beauty (1994).
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This a very touching novel by Anna Sewell who described the abuse of bearing rein in the horses. Nowadays this question of mistreatment of animals is becoming a harsh reality even in the XXI century.
A movie was made based on this book Black Beauty (1994).


Anna Sewell's classic, Black Beauty surprised me. I don't often read books told from the POV of an animal, and struggle when human thought, language and emotion are attributed to the animals. But this book is so beautifully done, describing the life of this horse in a way that if both realistic, believable and heartfelt. I found the hardships he encountered to be honest and believable. And I was connected to this horse almost from the first chapter. There is definitely an overriding message remi
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