Black Beauty | Critical Overview
Sewell saw Black Beauty as lessons in equine care more than as a literary story, so it is not surprising that some of the early critics appraised Black Beauty as a care guide as well as a novelistic form. Readers often thought that a veterinarian, coachman, or groom must have written the book because it was so accurate in its details. Regardless, Black Beauty, classified as “Juvenile” by libraries, is considered a children’s classic and one that changed the nature of children’s literature. It is true that readers usually first encounter this novel as...
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