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Currently Playing: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell | Complete Audiobook with Original Text

🐎 “It is good people who make good places.” — Anna Sewell, *Black Beauty* Welcome to Chillbooks — your home for timeless audiobooks with clean narration, full on-screen subtitles, and no background music to help you stay immersed from start to finish. This is *Black Beauty* by Anna Sewell, a literary classic told from the unique perspective of a horse. Through joy and suffering, kindness and cruelty, Black Beauty recounts his life’s journey — offering one of the most moving and enduring appeals for compassion in all of literature. Though written for adults, *Black Beauty* became one of the most influential children’s books of all time. It remains a powerful call for empathy, dignity, and the ethical treatment of animals. 🎙️ About the Narration Read by **Mark Cassidy**, this version is calm, clear, and faithful to the original — featuring no background music and full subtitles to support focused listening. 🧑‍🎓 About the Author **Anna Sewell (1820–1878)** was an English novelist who wrote *Black Beauty* during the final years of her life. Bedridden and unable to walk, Sewell dictated much of the novel to her mother. Published just months before her death, *Black Beauty* became an instant success and has remained one of the best-selling books of all time — influencing animal welfare laws around the world. 📖 About *Black Beauty* First published in 1877, *Black Beauty* follows the life of a horse through various owners — some kind, others cruel. The novel is notable for its emotional depth, moral clarity, and vivid realism. It’s not just a story about a horse — it’s a plea for decency, patience, and empathy across all walks of life. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 - Black Beaty by Anna Sewell 0:12 - Part I 0:14 - Chapter 1: My Early Home 4:11 - Chapter 2: The Hunt 9:28 - Chapter 3: My Breaking In 16:53 - Chapter 4: Birtwick Park 21:43 - Chapter 5: A Fair Start 28:04 - Chapter 6: Liberty 30:53 - Chapter 7: Ginger 38:53 - Chapter 8: Ginger's Story Continued 45:19 - Chapter 9: Merrylegs 50:08 - Chapter 10: A Talk in the Orchard 59:55 - Chapter 11: Plain Speaking 1:05:29 - Chapter 12: A Stormy Day 1:11:25 - Chapter 13: The Devil's Trade Mark 1:16:29 - Chapter 14: James Howard 1:21:35 - Chapter 15: The Old Hostler 1:26:47 - Chapter 16: The Fire 1:33:51 - Chapter 17: John Manly's Talk 1:40:07 - Chapter 18: Going for the Doctor 1:46:34 - Chapter 19: Only Ignorance 1:50:16 - Chapter 20: Joe Green 1:55:03 - Chapter 21: The Parting 1:59:51 - Part II 1:59:53 - Chapter 22: Earlshall 2:06:36 - Chapter 23: A Strike for Liberty 2:12:08 - Chapter 24: The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse 2:22:32 - Chapter 25: Reuben Smith 2:28:33 - Chapter 26: How it Ended 2:33:14 - Chapter 27: Ruined and Going Downhill 2:37:52 - Chapter 28: A Job Horse and His Drivers 2:43:58 - Chapter 29: Cockneys 2:54:47 - Chapter 30: A Thief 2:59:03 - Chapter 31: A Humbug 3:03:59 - Part III 3:04:02 - Chapter 32: A Horse Fair 3:10:11 - Chapter 33: A London Cab Horse 3:16:59 - Chapter 34: An Old War Horse 3:25:51 - Chapter 35: Jerry Barker 3:35:20 - Chapter 36: The Sunday Cab 3:43:07 - Chapter 37: The Golden Rule 3:48:52 - Chapter 38: Dolly and a Real Gentleman 3:55:47 - Chapter 39: Seedy Sam 4:01:52 - Chapter 40: Poor Ginger 4:05:39 - Chapter 41: The Butcher 4:10:44 - Chapter 42: The Election 4:13:40 - Chapter 43: A Friend in Need 4:20:45 - Chapter 44: Old Captain and His Successor 4:28:11 - Chapter 45: Jerry's New Year 4:38:00 - Part IV 4:38:03 - Chapter 46: Jakes and the Lady 4:44:30 - Chapter 47: Hard Times 4:52:10 - Chapter 48: Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie 4:58:40 - Chapter 49: My Last Home 🌐 Follow Us • All links (opens in relevant apps): https://solo.to/chillbooks • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6sN19fGxResr0cOr3ihXph • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chillbooks.tv/ • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chillbooks 🎭 Classic Adventure & Animals: - The Call of the Wild by Jack London → https://youtube.com/watch?v=SrXq4Rold6c - The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (🎵 older edition – BGM, no on-screen captions) → https://youtube.com/watch?v=4iK5xPG4Swo - The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (🎵 older edition – BGM, no on-screen captions) → https://youtube.com/watch?v=_wFi6UcI2b8 📖 Recommended Reading: - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen → https://youtube.com/watch?v=gBj6ADehv8c Thanks for listening with Chillbooks. If *Black Beauty* touched you, please consider liking, sharing, or commenting your favorite moment. Stay kind, stay compassionate — and we’ll see you in the next one.