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Black Beauty is a novel that changed our world. Intended to 'induce kindness' in a Victorian audience who relied on horses for transport, travel and power, it remains a dearly loved children's classic. Writing Black Beauty is the story of the remarkable woman who wrote this phenomenal book.

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Black Beauty was my favourite book, when I was a child. I read it 33 times. This book told me how it came about and its influence on horse welfare.

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