Black Beauty (version 3 Dramatic Reading)
Anna Sewell
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Black Beauty is a fictional autobiographical memoir told by a horse, who recounts many tales, both of cruelty and kindness. The title page of the first edition states that it was "Translated from the Original Equine by Anna Sewell." After its publication in 1877, Sewell lived just long enough to see her first and only novel become an immediate bestseller, as well as it encouraging the better treatment of many cruelly-treated animals.
Although initially intended for people who work with horses, it soon became a children's classic. While outwardly teaching animal welfare, it also contains allegorical lessons about how to treat people with kindness, sympathy and respect. The story is narrated in the first person and each short chapter relates an incident in Black Beauty's life, with Sewell's detailed observations and extensive descriptions of horse behaviour lending the novel a good deal of verisimilitude. (Summary by Cori Samuel, Wikipedia, and Mary Kay)
Black Beauty: Arielle Lipshaw
Ginger: Beth Thomas
Squire Gordon: Larry Wilson
John Manly: Oxenhandler
James Howard: Nolan Fout
Jeremiah Barker: Todd
Polly Barker: Kristin Gjerløw
Other roles read by: Nick Bulka, Zames Curran, Nolan Fout, Freakwhency, Kristin Gjerløw, Ricky of Kokiri, Lydia, MaryAnn, Oxenhandler, Adele de Pignerolles, Rachel, Esther ben Simonides, K. Adrian Stroet, Joseph Tabler, Beth Thomas, Todd, Elizabeth Travers, Maggie Travers, Twinkle, Tomas Peter, and Larry Wilson
Audio edited by Kim, Arielle Lipshaw, and Adele de Pignerolles (5 hr 26 min)
Chapitres
| Dramatis Personae | 3:05 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| My Early Home | 4:24 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Hunt | 5:42 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| My Breaking In | 7:26 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Birtwick Park | 5:02 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Fair Start | 6:45 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Liberty | 3:08 | Lu par Arielle Lipshaw |
| Ginger | 8:01 | Lu par Arielle Lipshaw |
| Ginger's Story Continued | 6:37 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Merrylegs | 4:47 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Talk in the Orchard | 11:07 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Plain Speaking | 6:33 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Stormy Day | 6:04 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Devil's Trade Mark | 5:41 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| James Howard | 5:43 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Old Hostler | 5:51 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Fire | 7:05 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| John Manly's Talk | 7:16 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Going for the Doctor | 7:00 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Only Ignorance | 4:38 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Joe Green | 4:58 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Parting | 5:17 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Earlshall | 7:18 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Strike for Liberty | 5:48 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse | 10:31 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Reuben Smith | 6:22 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| How it Ended | 5:11 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Ruined and Going Downhill | 5:05 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Job Horse and his Drivers | 6:31 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Cockneys | 11:07 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Thief | 4:38 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Humbug | 5:15 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Horse Fair | 6:20 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A London Cab Horse | 6:54 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| An Old War Horse | 10:14 | Lu par Arielle Lipshaw |
| Jerry Barker | 9:37 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Sunday Cab | 8:53 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Golden Rule | 5:44 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Dolly and a Real Gentleman | 6:57 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Seedy Sam | 6:59 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Poor Ginger | 3:58 | Lu par Arielle Lipshaw |
| The Butcher | 5:18 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| The Election | 3:22 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| A Friend in Need | 7:10 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Old Captain and his Successor | 7:53 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Jerry's New Year | 10:04 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Jakes and the Lady | 6:35 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Hard Times | 7:54 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| Farmer Thoroughgood and his Grandson Willie | 6:45 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
| My Last Home | 5:40 | Lu par LibriVox Volunteers |
Critiques
Black Beauty Review
Unknown
I thoroughly enjoyed Anna Sewell’s timeless classic of Black Beauty. I must agree with another reviewer that Black Beauty and Merrylegs certainly do not sound male. Of course that was not Anna Sewell’s fault. What was her fault is that it’s very hard to find out what gender Black Beauty is. One minute you think Black Beauty is a boy, the next a girl. I would have liked it better if that was more clear. Still, such a timeless classic and very enjoyable. Too bad she couldn’t write more.
Black Beauty(version 3 Dramatic Reading)
Qonemama
By Anna Sewell Read Read By Librivox
Jacobsen’s
I love this book it was so good.
👏🏼🥰🤩
One reviewer said it’s hard to tell what gender Merrylegs is … but when he was first introduced it did say HE😕. I think it’s awesome 🤩 You guys do an amazing job. 🥰
great listen
Melissa Thomas
great dramatic read of a classic. my only complaint is that a few of the readers are quiet/ harder to hear& understand. overall I enjoyed it though.
Marcella Thompson
Beautifully read text. Some of the dramatic voices were not clear. Nonetheless it was an enjoyable listen.
Bobby
Great book I like Anna Swelle's books
Audrey Dean
this is a amazing book!!! 👏👏👏