Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
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Black Beauty by Anna Sewell is a kids podcast hosted by Loyal Books. It has 49 episodes, with the latest published January 2026.
This unique tale is narrated by a lovely, gentle horse named Black Beauty and has remained a children's classic since it was first published in 1877. It earned eternal name and fame for its author Anna Sewell, an invalid who died within a few months of publication. According to current estimates, it has sold more than fifty million copies world wide, been translated into many languages and delighted generations of children. The original title page reads: Black Beauty: Translated from the original Equine by Anna Sewell and this gives the reader an instant glimpse into what the book will be about. As an autobiography written by a horse and told from his point of view, it was indeed an original and unique concept for the time. Strangely enough, Anna Sewell never intended the book to be exclusively read by children. She meant it to be a manual for those who worked with horses so that they would develop more compassion and kindness when dealing with these mute beasts. While it apparently
kids ·en-us ·49 episodes
01 – My Early Home
02 – The Hunt
03 – My Breaking In
04 – Birtwick Park
05 – A Fair Start
06 – Liberty
07 – Ginger
08 – Ginger’s Story Continued
09 – Merrylegs
10 – A Talk in the Orchard
11 – Plain Speaking
12 – A Stormy Day
13 – The Devil’s Trade Mark
14 – James Howard
15 – The Old Ostler
16 – The Fire
17 – John Manly’s Talk
18 – Going for the Doctor
19 – Only Ignorance
20 – Joe Green
21 – The Parting
22 – Earlshall
23 – A Strike for Liberty
24 – The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse
25 – Reuben Smith
26 – How it Ended
27 – Ruined and Going Downhill
28 – A Job Horse and His Drivers
29 – Cockneys
30 – A Thief
31 – A Humbug
32 – A Horse Fair
33 – A London Cab Horse
34 – An Old War Horse
35 – Jerry Barker
36 – The Sunday Cab
37 – The Golden Rule
38 – Dolly and a Real Gentleman
39 – Seedy Sam
40 – Poor Ginger
41 – The Butcher
42 – The Election
43 – A Friend in Need
44 – Old Captain and His Successor
45 – Jerry’s New Year
46 – Jakes and the Lady
47 – Hard Times
48 – Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie
49 – My Last Home
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