Black Beauty
Publisher: Books Inc.
Published: 1900's
Place of publication: New York, USA
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 252
Other titles: Black Beauty
Description: Black Beauty is an 1877 novel by English author Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time.

While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 58 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. It is seen as a forerunner of the pony book.--- Wikipedia

Black Beauty is the suspenseful and deeply moving account of a horse's experiences at the hands of many owners. Some were sensitive riders who treated him gently; others, cruel drivers who thoughtlessly inflicted lasting damage.

This story is unique because it is told from a horse's point of view and, as an appeal for the humane treatment of horses.
Notes: I've discovered a common **ambiguity** with **Books Inc. publications of Black Beauty**, has resulted in society simply using **guess work** regarding actual publication dates, during the first half of the 20th Century of this classic novel. I have added every available World Cat ID number to display this fact and it appears **Books Inc. published Black Beauty three or more times**, between the years **1841 through the 1950s** and of the feeble information I was able to ''internet-trace,'' only one edition, this one, listed **New York**, as publication location. All other Books Inc. editions showed **publications in New York * Boston.** I discovered **Books Inc. publication dates are listed as ''19__'' or any actual year noted is followed by question mark.** Strange