"Now I say that with cruelty and oppression it is everybody's business
to interfere when they see it."
Transcending time and place, Anna Sewell's moving classic has inspired
kindness, tolerance and hope since it was first published in
1877. Now one of the bestselling children's books of all time,
and with themes that are possibly more relevant today than ever before,
the story of Black Beauty continues to captivate children,
lingering in their minds well into adulthood.
This is Book 39 in the Scholastic Classics Series. See all Scholastic Classics books here.
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