Black Beauty (The Autobiography of a Horse)
Anna Sewell
Play
Length 6 h 15 min
Chapters 49
First published 1877
Black Beauty is Anna Sewell’s first and only novel. The story is told in the “first person” (or first horse) as an autobiographical memoir of a high-bred horse named Black Beauty, from his carefree days as a foal on an English farm, to his difficult life pulling cabs in London, to his happy retirement in the country. Along the way, he meets with many hardships and recounts many tales of cruelty and kindness. Each short chapter recounts an incident in Black Beauty’s life containing a lesson or moral typically related to the kindness, sympathy, and understanding treatment of horses. (Summary from wikipedia.org)
Chapters
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Chapter 01 – My Early Home Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 5:28
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Chapter 02 – The Hunt Read by Kristin LeMoine 6:47
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Chapter 03 – My Breaking In Read by Kristin LeMoine 8:43
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Chapter 04 – Birtwick Park Read by Kristin LeMoine 6:20
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Chapter 05 – A Fair Start Read by Brad Bush 7:03
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Chapter 06 – Liberty Read by Betsie Bush 4:03
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Chapter 07 – Ginger Read by Betsie Bush 9:52
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Chapter 08 – Ginger’s Story Continued Read by Betsie Bush 7:37
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Chapter 09 – Merrylegs 5:58
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Chapter 10 – A Talk in the Orchard 11:41
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Chapter 11 – Plain Speaking Read by Fox in the Stars 6:24
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Chapter 12 – A Stormy Day Read by Judith Brown 7:49
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Chapter 13 – The Devil’s Trade Mark Read by fastfinge 4:55
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Chapter 14 – James Howard Read by fastfinge 5:00
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Chapter 15 – The Old Hostler Read by fastfinge 5:02
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Chapter 16 – The Fire Read by Chris Peterson 7:53
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Chapter 17 – John Manly’s Talk Read by Fox in the Stars 7:04
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Chapter 18 – Going for the Doctor Read by Sean McGaughey 7:47
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Chapter 19 – Only Ignorance Read by Sean McGaughey 4:54
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Chapter 20 – Joe Green Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 6:23
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Chapter 21 – The Parting Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 6:33
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Chapter 22 – Earlshall Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 8:42
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Chapter 23 – A Strike for Liberty Read by Laura O'Neill 7:39
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Chapter 24 – The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse Read by Barbara Harvey 13:51
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Chapter 25 – Reuben Smith Read by Kristin LeMoine 7:38
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Chapter 26 – How It Ended Read by Linton 6:41
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Chapter 27 – Ruined and Going Downhill Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 5:56
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Chapter 28 – A Job Horse and His Drivers Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg 7:15
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Chapter 29 – Cockneys Read by Chris Vee 13:47
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Chapter 30 – A Thief Read by Chris Vee 5:37
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Chapter 31 – A Humbug Read by Linton 6:41
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Chapter 32 – A Horse Fair Read by Barbara Harvey 7:47
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Chapter 33 – A London Cab Horse Read by Chris Peterson 7:41
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Chapter 34 – An Old War Horse Read by Meredith Hughes 10:43
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Chapter 35 – Jerry Barker Read by Meredith Hughes 11:24
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Chapter 36 – The Sunday Cab Read by Patti McCoy 10:57
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Chapter 37 – The Golden Rule Read by Patti McCoy 8:07
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Chapter 38 – Dolly and a Real Gentleman Read by Chris Peterson 7:43
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Chapter 39 – Seedy Sam Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 8:10
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Chapter 40 – Poor Ginger Read by Fox in the Stars 4:40
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Chapter 41 – The Butcher Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) 7:04
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Chapter 42 – The Election Read by Fox in the Stars 3:28
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Chapter 43 – A Friend in Need Read by Chris Peterson 7:41
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Chapter 44 – Old Captain and His Successor Read by Cyrus Farivar 7:27
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Chapter 45 – Jerry Read by Cyrus Farivar 8:43
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Chapter 46 – Jakes and the Lady Read by Judith Brown 8:54
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Chapter 47 – Hard Times Read by Judith Brown 10:45
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Chapter 48 – Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie Read by Judith Brown 9:03
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Chapter 49 – My Last Home Read by Judith Brown 7:34
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