Black Beauty - Watermill Classic Author:Anna Sewell Through the eyes of Black Beauty, we observe the actions of human beings. The gallant horse is sold to many types of people. Some are good masters who treat Beauty with compassion and tenderness. Others are bad masters, who do not care if Beauty has enough food to eat or if he is too tired to be ridden. — Written in the nineteenth century, Anna S... more »ewell's BLACK BEAUTY succeeded in alerting many people to the cruel treatment of horses. This classic remains one of the most popular animal stories ever written.« less