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Black Beauty (The Autobiography of a Horse)

Anna Sewell

6 h 15 min · 49 chapters · read by 18 LibriVox volunteers

A horse tells his own story, from a happy colthood in the country through good owners and cruel ones to hard years pulling a London cab. Anna Sewell wrote her only book, published in 1877, to make people treat horses kindly, and it is still one of the best-selling books ever.

6 h 15 min

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5 h

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4 h 10 min

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Chapters

1. Chapter 01 – My Early Home5:28
2. Chapter 02 – The Hunt6:47
3. Chapter 03 – My Breaking In8:43
4. Chapter 04 – Birtwick Park6:20
5. Chapter 05 – A Fair Start7:03
6. Chapter 06 – Liberty4:03
7. Chapter 07 – Ginger 9:52
8. Chapter 08 – Ginger’s Story Continued7:37
9. Chapter 09 – Merrylegs5:58
10. Chapter 10 – A Talk in the Orchard11:41
11. Chapter 11 – Plain Speaking6:24
12. Chapter 12 – A Stormy Day7:49
13. Chapter 13 – The Devil’s Trade Mark4:55
14. Chapter 14 – James Howard 5:00
15. Chapter 15 – The Old Hostler5:02
16. Chapter 16 – The Fire7:53
17. Chapter 17 – John Manly’s Talk7:04
18. Chapter 18 – Going for the Doctor7:47
19. Chapter 19 – Only Ignorance4:54
20. Chapter 20 – Joe Green6:23
21. Chapter 21 – The Parting6:33
22. Chapter 22 – Earlshall8:42
23. Chapter 23 – A Strike for Liberty 7:39
24. Chapter 24 – The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse13:51
25. Chapter 25 – Reuben Smith7:38
26. Chapter 26 – How It Ended 6:41
27. Chapter 27 – Ruined and Going Downhill5:56
28. Chapter 28 – A Job Horse and His Drivers7:15
29. Chapter 29 – Cockneys13:47
30. Chapter 30 – A Thief5:37
31. Chapter 31 – A Humbug6:41
32. Chapter 32 – A Horse Fair7:47
33. Chapter 33 – A London Cab Horse7:41
34. Chapter 34 – An Old War Horse10:43
35. Chapter 35 – Jerry Barker11:24
36. Chapter 36 – The Sunday Cab10:57
37. Chapter 37 – The Golden Rule8:07
38. Chapter 38 – Dolly and a Real Gentleman7:43
39. Chapter 39 – Seedy Sam8:10
40. Chapter 40 – Poor Ginger4:40
41. Chapter 41 – The Butcher7:04
42. Chapter 42 – The Election3:28
43. Chapter 43 – A Friend in Need7:41
44. Chapter 44 – Old Captain and His Successor7:27
45. Chapter 45 – Jerry 8:43
46. Chapter 46 – Jakes and the Lady8:54
47. Chapter 47 – Hard Times10:45
48. Chapter 48 – Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie9:03
49. Chapter 49 – My Last Home7:34

Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg, Barbara Harvey, Betsie Bush, Brad Bush, Chris Peterson, Chris Vee, Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011), Cyrus Farivar, Fox in the Stars, Judith Brown, Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023), Kristin LeMoine, Laura O'Neill, Linton, Meredith Hughes, Patti McCoy, Sean McGaughey, fastfinge.

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