Black Beauty

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1877

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-10

Part 1, Chapters 11-21

Part 2, Chapters 22-31

Part 3, Chapters 32-41

Part 3, Chapters 42-45 & Part 4, Chapters 46-49

Character Analysis

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Important Quotes

Essay Topics

What lessons does Black Beauty’s mother pass on to him at a young age? How does Beauty’s upbringing allow him to succeed in the difficult situations he later faces?

How does Ginger serve as a foil to Black Beauty? Why do you think Ginger eventually encounters a tragic fate?

How is social class depicted through the human characters Black Beauty encounters? What qualities does Beauty tend to admire in the humans he encounters, and are these qualities more prominent in individuals from any specific class background? How does being owned by an individual from a specific class or income background impact the experience of a horse?