《黑駿馬》是英國作家安娜·塞維爾著作，在歐美常銷不衰，成為轟動歐洲文壇的經(jīng)典兒童小說。作者幼時落下終身殘疾，年長時又身患重病，在安娜眼中，那些遭到不公對待的馬兒，一定像自己一樣，被傷透了心。只有身處不幸的人才會更好地理解萬物的哀傷與難過，從這個意義上說，安娜·塞維爾的《黑駿馬》能傳遞出為真摯的體諒之情。

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[writing the novel was] to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses…

Anna Sewell

Black Beauty：the Autobiography of a Horseis a novel authored by English writer Anna Sewell. It was composed in the last years of her life, during which she remained in her house as an invalid. The novel became an immediate best-seller, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect.

Black Beauty is considered to be one of the first fictional animal autobiographies. Originally meant to be informative literature read by adults on the norms of horse cruelty and preventions of these unjust acts. It is now seen as a childrens book and read by thousands of children worldwide.

With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time. The novel was recently adapted into a film (starring Kate Winslet) in 2020 by Constantin Film and distributed by Disney .