Black Beauty
Narrated by the horse himself, this beloved classic follows the gentle Black Beauty from an idyllic colthood through a hard working life as a carriage and cab horse in Victorian England, passing between owners cruel and kind. Written to encourage the humane treatment of animals, Sewell’s only novel opened readers’ eyes to the suffering of working horses and helped bring real reforms. Tender, moving, and quietly powerful, it has never gone out of print and remains one of the best-loved animal stories ever written. A landmark of compassion, Black Beauty teaches kindness through the eyes of a noble creature who asks only for gentleness and understanding.
Listen to Black Beauty Audiobook Free
Listen to Black Beauty by Anna Sewell free online. The full audiobook (4 hr 59 min, 49 chapters, read by Ayesha Ashraf) streams free on this page.
Black Beauty (1877) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Early Home | 4:07 | |
| 2 | The Hunt | 5:27 | |
| 3 | My Breaking In | 7:21 | |
| 4 | Birtwick Park | 5:02 | |
| 5 | A Fair Start | 6:21 | |
| 6 | Liberty | 2:51 | |
| 7 | Ginger | 7:31 | |
| 8 | Ginger's Story Continued | 6:21 | |
| 9 | Merrylegs | 4:43 | |
| 10 | A Talk in the Orchard | 9:23 | |
| 11 | Plain Speaking | 5:15 | |
| 12 | A Stormy Day | 5:36 | |
| 13 | The Devil's Trade Mark | 4:50 | |
| 14 | James Howard | 4:48 | |
| 15 | The Old Hostler | 4:48 | |
| 16 | The Fire | 6:37 | |
| 17 | John Manly's Talk | 6:02 | |
| 18 | Going for the Doctor | 6:26 | |
| 19 | Only Ignorance | 3:48 | |
| 20 | Joe Green | 4:41 | |
| 21 | The Parting | 4:55 | |
| 22 | Earlshall | 6:32 | |
| 23 | A Strike for Liberty | 5:31 | |
| 24 | The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse | 10:07 | |
| 25 | Reuben Smith | 5:55 | |
| 26 | How it Ended | 4:46 | |
| 27 | Ruined and Going Downhill | 4:43 | |
| 28 | A Job Horse and His Drivers | 5:55 | |
| 29 | Cockneys | 10:36 | |
| 30 | A Thief | 4:20 | |
| 31 | A Humbug | 4:52 | |
| 32 | A Horse Fair | 5:58 | |
| 33 | A London Cab Horse | 6:49 | |
| 34 | An Old War Horse | 8:32 | |
| 35 | Jerry Barker | 9:07 | |
| 36 | The Sunday Cab | 7:29 | |
| 37 | The Golden Rule | 5:36 | |
| 38 | Dolly and a Real Gentleman | 6:40 | |
| 39 | Seedy Sam | 6:10 | |
| 40 | Poor Ginger | 4:01 | |
| 41 | The Butcher | 4:57 | |
| 42 | The Election | 3:07 | |
| 43 | A Friend in Need | 7:07 | |
| 44 | Old Captain and His Successor | 7:24 | |
| 45 | Jerry's New Year | 10:02 | |
| 46 | Jakes and the Lady | 6:14 | |
| 47 | Hard Times | 7:25 | |
| 48 | Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie | 6:38 | |
| 49 | My Last Home | 5:42 |
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