{"product_id":"2940014402774","title":"Black Beauty","description":"The narrator of this book, the handsome, coal-black horse called ''Black Beauty'', is lead through numerous adventures by various owners - from a riding and carriage horse, to the rough life of a town cab horse, to eventual happiness in a secure home, he keeps his strength and good temper. Influential as animal-rights propaganda, this tale is also an extremely exciting and moving children's story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExcerpt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the first few days I could not feed in peace; but as I found that this terrible creature never came into the field, or did me any harm, I began to disregard it, and very soon I cared as little about the passing of a train as the cows and sheep did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince then I have seen many horses much alarmed and restive at the sight or sound of a steam engine; but thanks to my good master's care, I am as fearless at railway stations as in my own stable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow if any one wants to break in a young horse well, that is the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy master often drove me in double harness with my mother, because she was steady and could teach me how to go better than a strange horse. She told me the better I behaved the better I should be treated, and that it was wisest always to do my best to please my master; \"but,\" said she, \"there are a great many kinds of men; there are good thoughtful men like our...","brand":"Sheba Blake Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083749212400,"sku":"2940014402774","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014402774_p0.jpg?v=1763608044","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014402774","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}