Black Beauty (Aladdin Classics)

出版者:Aladdin

作者:Anna Sewell

页数:210

出版时间:2001-06-01

价格:USD 4.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780689842559

具体描述

A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.

Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

In this abridgement of Sewell's classic story, McKinley has managed nicely to retain Beauty's unique voice as well as the most-remembered stories, while making the text more accessible to younger readers. Jeffers's fine ink illustrations will satisfy even the most demanding of horse-lovers with her ability to capture each horse's personality. This version brings back the sharpness of the cruelty towards Beauty and his companions, and McKinley has rightfully retained the pain and the ugliness of some of the incidents. Children will still weep at the death of Ginger, and Jeffers's portrayal of the barn fire is quite frightening. It's an elegant edition, which will linger with readers until they are ready to tackle the original. (All ages

Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Grade 2-5 Sewell's classic tale of ahorse's fortunes and adversities has been a favorite since it was written over 100 years ago. Now McKinley offers a new abridgment which, while honing the original almost to spareness, loses none of the beauty of Sewell's poetic prose. Although some of the less important incidents and descriptive passages have necessarily been omitted, there is still every essential element of the plot here to delight readers as Black Beauty's story unfolds. But it is Jeffers' illustrations (pen-and-ink with watercolor wash) that bring this book to a level above the ordinary. Intensely yet sensitively wrought, there is a fine attention to detail, down to veins and quivering nostrils. The horses are never allowed to descend to the anthropomorphic tone of the text, and although Jeffers' human portrayals suffer by comparison with their equine counterparts, they are nonetheless keenly done. Given the demand for simpler versions of children's classics, this one won't stay on the shelf long; it is wonderful as a read-aloud, or for independent readers. Kathleen Brachmann, Highland Park Public Library, Ill.

Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From a life of comfort to one of labor, the famous horse, Black Beauty, encounters both good and bad people while revealing how animals suffer as much from thoughtlessness as from malice. This classic makes the transition from the written to the spoken word with flair and is as varied and interesting as the characters themselves. Lambert uses a forceful and well-paced narrative style, and his vocal characterizations are just right. This well-crafted audio presentation tells Black Beauty's story in all its splendor. M.R. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

A handsome foal with promising beginnings is passed from owner to owner and soon learns the particular cruelties of hard masters and the rich in this horse story. The audio version, narrated by Martin Jarvis, abridges and brings alive the high points of Sewell's classic. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

When I was a child I loved animals, especially horses. Yet I couldnt resist teasing them, even being cruel to them. BLACK BEAUTY was one of my favorite books, and I read it over and over again. It helped me realize that animals should be treated with compassion. -- Marian Flandrick Bray, author of horse stories, including Flight of the Swan in the anthology HERDS OF THUNDER, MANES OF GOLD --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

作者简介

安娜·塞维尔

读后感

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用户评价

这本书的语言风格，初读时或许会觉得有些古典和冗长，但深入其中后，你会发现那份看似缓慢的节奏，实则蕴含着一种沉静的力量。它不像现代小说那样追求即时的感官刺激，而是更注重铺陈氛围和深化情感体验。我特别欣赏作者如何运用环境描写来烘托人物心境。比如，当主角身处寒冷的冬夜，感受到被抛弃的绝望时，那对外界景物冰冷、萧瑟的描绘，简直是将读者的感官也一同拉入了那种刺骨的境地。这种环境与情感的深度耦合，使得故事的感染力倍增。更难能可贵的是，它成功地避免了过度煽情，尽管主题是关于苦难与同情，但整体基调是昂扬向上，充满韧性的。主人公虽然经历了无数磨难，但从未彻底放弃对“美好生活”的向往，这种骨子里的坚强，比任何激烈的口号都更具说服力。这本书不仅仅是讲了一个马的故事，它更像是一部关于“如何面对不公与逆境”的生存哲学指南。

这部作品的文学价值，我认为很大程度上源于其独特的叙事视角——一个受过良好教育、情感细腻的动物的第一人称叙述。这种“局内人”的视角，赋予了故事极大的可信度和共情基础。它巧妙地避开了人类中心主义的窠臼，让读者能够从一个完全不同的物种的眼光去审视人类社会的种种怪癖和矛盾。主人公的成长线索非常清晰，从最初的懵懂无知，到后期的沉稳老练，每一步的提升都伴随着切肤之痛的教训。这种“教育”过程的残酷性，使得最终的圆满（如果可以这么称呼的话）显得来之不易，充满了命运的重量感。读完最后一页，那种如释重负又略带怅然若失的感觉久久不能平息。它不仅仅是一部关于动物的畅销书，它更像是一面透镜，映照出人类文明发展过程中那些被光鲜外表掩盖的阴影，值得反复品味，每次重读都会有新的感悟。

对我个人而言，阅读这部作品更像是一次对历史场景的沉浸式体验。作者对维多利亚时代英国乡村、城市交通工具和马匹照料细节的描绘，详尽得令人惊叹。我仿佛能闻到马厩里混合着干草和汗水的味道，能感受到马蹄踏在鹅卵石街道上发出的清脆回响。这种对细节的执着，让这部作品超越了单纯的文学范畴，具有了某种社会风俗志的价值。通过这些详实的记录，我们得以窥见那个时代普通劳动者的生活状态，以及他们与这些役用动物之间那种复杂、既依赖又疏离的关系。我特别关注那些关于“训练”和“驯服”的章节，那里面蕴含着对自由意志和权威压制的深刻探讨。它迫使我们去思考，当我们试图塑造或改造一个生命体时，我们究竟是以帮助者的姿态出现，还是以掠夺者的面目示人？这种对权力边界的探讨，在今天看来依然具有强烈的现实意义，毫不褪色。

说实话，当我第一次拿起这本书时，我对它抱持着一种成年人对“老掉牙”故事的审视态度，心想无非又是关于动物和人类之间那种老套的友爱故事。然而，事实证明我的预判是多么的狭隘和武断。这本书的叙事结构其实是相当巧妙的，它采用了一种近乎流水账却又充满哲思的编年体记录方式，让读者得以跟随主角的生命轨迹，体验不同的人生阶段和环境变迁。最让我印象深刻的是作者对不同“主人”性格的刻画，那种通过细微的动作和语言习惯来勾勒人物性格的手法，简直是教科书级别的。比如那位善良却有些软弱的贵族小姐，和那位要求严苛但最终也体现出某种专业精神的马车夫之间的区别，就处理得非常到位。这种差异性使得故事的张力十足，它并非简单地将人类二元对立为“好”与“坏”，而是呈现出更为复杂和真实的人性光谱。阅读过程中，我经常会停下来，想象一下自己是否能像书中的某些角色一样，在困境中保持那份坚韧与优雅，这种自我审视是阅读这部作品带来的额外收获。

这部经典作品以其深刻的情感描绘和对那个时代社会问题的尖锐批判，深深地触动了每一个读者的心弦。作者对于马匹这一特殊群体的细腻观察和富有同情心的视角，使得书中的角色充满了生命力。我记得最清楚的是主人公初到新家时的那种忐忑与对未知生活的美好憧憬，那种细腻的心情变化，仿佛能从纸页间溢出。故事并非仅仅停留在对美好田园生活的描绘上，而是通过主人公的视角，展现了工业革命背景下，不同阶层人类对待生命的漠视与关怀所形成的鲜明对比。那些描述马匹辛劳、受伤以及被不公对待的片段，读来令人唏嘘不已，让人不得不反思我们人类在对待弱势生命时的责任与道德底线。每一次的转折，无论是幸运的相遇还是残酷的离别，都如同重锤一般敲击着读者的良知。这本书的叙事节奏把握得极为精准，张弛有度，让人欲罢不能，总想知道这位黑色的美人接下来会经历怎样的风雨。它的魅力就在于，它用一个非人的视角，讲述了最能体现人性的故事，构建了一个既残酷又充满温情的平行世界。

这本应该作为小男孩必读，看到去做租马那里。心里很难过啊。本是高傲的血统善解人意的性格，因为受到不公正待遇就这么一点点滑落。最后算是happy ending吧，谢谢作者了！动物真的不该被转手贩卖，而且养动物和养孩子的需求一样，要从动物的角度的感受出发，无知可怕，可怕在我们很多时候以为自己什么都懂。

第一本 英文原版 黑骏马

第一本 英文原版 黑骏马

这本书中文译名叫《黑骏马》，花了20天将这本英文原版书看完了。Black Beauty 的命运经历令人唏嘘感慨不已，这何尝不是人类中某些人的命运经历？写这本书的是一名女作者，如《飘》的作者一样，平生仅写唯一的一本书，均成经典之作！钦佩之至！这本书很适合亲子阅读。很有爱及意义。

I hope you will grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways. Do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you walk, and never bite or kick, even in play.” Always do your best wherever you are, and keep up your good name.” we may get into trouble sometimes in our life, but we shall get out again.