The adventures, disappointments and joys of a very special horse.

Black Beauty is a handsome, well-bred colt with a strong spirit. But when his owners are forced to sell him, his fortunes change from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Black Beauty soon learns how unpredictable life can be with man as his master.

‘I thought it was a brilliant book and quite interesting. I could not put the book down. I thought the most upsetting part was when the horse had the cruel owner who used the bearing rein on him and Ginger. The happiest part was in the end when in the end Black Beauty was finally happy out of his misery forever.’Sinead Cronin (age 9-11)