Black Beauty (1877) By: Anna Sewell: Black Beauty: The Autobiography Of A ...

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Book Title: Black Beauty (1877). by: Anna Sewell : Black Beauty: the Autobiography of a Horse, First Published November 24, 1877, Is Anna Sewell's Only Novel, Composed in the Last Years of Her Life Between 1871 and 1877 While Confined to Her House As an Invalid

Number of Pages: 112 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Item Height: 0.3 in

Publication Year: 2017

Topic: General

Genre: Fiction

Item Weight: 10.9 Oz

Item Length: 10 in

Author: Anna Sewell

Item Width: 8 in

Format: Trade Paperback