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5/100 Things - Black Beauty
Black Beauty has always been one of my favorite books. It's actually one of the first books I remember clearly but I have no idea if it was read to me or whether I read it. I suspect it was read to me. As a child, I loved horses so much that I wanted to BE a horse. I spent most of my time walking around on all fours and making horse sounds so it's easy to see how this is a favorite of mine.
It was published in 1877 in the UK and is the autobiography of a horse. It is considered a children's book though it was not written or published as one. Anna Sewell was a lover of horses and wrote it to further the humane treatment of horses. This book was responsible for the outlawing of harness that forced a horse's head to stay up high so as to look good pulling a carriage.
If you love horses or just a lovely story, read it.
On an aside note, Sean Bean is in a movie version of the book from the 1990s. It's not so bad either.
EDIT: This book was banned in South Africa at one time because it had the word black in the title. Obviously the person banning it had never read it.
It was published in 1877 in the UK and is the autobiography of a horse. It is considered a children's book though it was not written or published as one. Anna Sewell was a lover of horses and wrote it to further the humane treatment of horses. This book was responsible for the outlawing of harness that forced a horse's head to stay up high so as to look good pulling a carriage.
If you love horses or just a lovely story, read it.
On an aside note, Sean Bean is in a movie version of the book from the 1990s. It's not so bad either.
EDIT: This book was banned in South Africa at one time because it had the word black in the title. Obviously the person banning it had never read it.