Black Beauty
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Themes
All Themes
Horse Care, Abuse, and Neglect
Class, Transportation, and Victorian England
Good, Evil, and Power
Dignity and Religion
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Characters
All Characters
Black Beauty/The Narrator
Ginger
Merrylegs
Squire Gordon
James Howard
John Manly
Joe Green
The Earl of W/Lord W
Reuben Smith
Jerry Barker
The Master/Farmer Grey
Mrs. Gordon
Sir Oliver
Samson
The Old Ostler
Mr. York
Max
Lady Anne
Blantyre
Lizzie
Lord George
Peggy
Mr. Barry
Alfred Smirk
Polly Barker
Captain
Hotspur
Governor Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs
The Gentleman
Seedy Sam
Jakes
Nicholas Skinner
Mr. Thoroughgood
Rob Roy
Filcher
Dolly Barker
Miss Lavinia
Symbols
All Symbols
Bearing Reins
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
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Black Beauty
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Anna Sewell
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Themes
All Themes
Horse Care, Abuse, and Neglect
Class, Transportation, and Victorian England
Good, Evil, and Power
Dignity and Religion
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Black Beauty/The Narrator
Ginger
Merrylegs
Squire Gordon
James Howard
John Manly
Joe Green
The Earl of W/Lord W
Reuben Smith
Jerry Barker
The Master/Farmer Grey
Mrs. Gordon
Sir Oliver
Samson
The Old Ostler
Mr. York
Max
Lady Anne
Blantyre
Lizzie
Lord George
Peggy
Mr. Barry
Alfred Smirk
Polly Barker
Captain
Hotspur
Governor Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Briggs
The Gentleman
Seedy Sam
Jakes
Nicholas Skinner
Mr. Thoroughgood
Rob Roy
Filcher
Dolly Barker
Miss Lavinia
Symbols
All Symbols
Bearing Reins
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Anthropomorphism
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Flashbacks
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Pathos
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone
Verbal Irony
Theme Wheel
Theme Viz
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