Black Beauty

Anna Sewell

Part One. My early home

The hunt

My breaking in

Birtwick Park

A fair start

Liberty

Ginger

Ginger's story continued

Merrylegs

A talk in the orchard

Plain speaking

A stormy day

The devil's trade mark

James Howard

THe old ostler

The fire

John's Manly's talk

Going for the doctor

Only ignorance

Joe Green

The parting

Part Two. Earlshall

A strike for Liberty

The Lady Anne

Reuben Smith

How it ended

Ruined and going downhill

A job-horse and his drivers

Cockneys

A thief

A humbug

Part Three. A horse fair

A London cab horse

An old war horse

Jerry Barker

The Sunday cab

The golden rule

Dolly and a real gentleman

Seedy Sam

Poor Ginger

The butcher

The election

A friend in need

Old captain and his successor

Jerry's new year

Part Four. Jakes and the lady

Hard times

Harmer Thoroughgood and his grandson Willie

My last home

Glossary.