Black Beauty (version 3 Dramatic Reading)

<SPAN name="startofbook"></SPAN> <h1> BLACK BEAUTY </h1> <h2> The Autobiography of a Horse </h2> <h2> by Anna Sewell</h2> <hr /> <p><br/></p> <p>To my dear and honored Mother,<br/> whose life, no less than her pen,<br/> has been devoted to the welfare of others,<br/> this little book is affectionately dedicated.<br/></p> <p><br/></p> <hr /> <p><br/></p> <blockquote> <p><big><b>CONTENTS</b></big></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0001"> <b>BLACK BEAUTY</b> </SPAN></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_PART"> <b>Part I</b> </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN xxxxhref="#link2H_4_0003"> 01 My Early Home </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0004"> 02 The Hunt </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0005"> 03 My Breaking In </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0006"> 04 Birtwick Park </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0007"> 05 A Fair Start </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0008"> 06 Liberty </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0009"> 07 Ginger </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0010"> 08 Ginger's Story Continued </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0011"> 09 Merrylegs </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0012"> 10 A Talk in the Orchard </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0013"> 11 Plain Speaking </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0014"> 12 A Stormy Day </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0015"> 13 The Devil's Trade Mark </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0016"> 14 James Howard </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0017"> 15 The Old Hostler </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0018"> 16 The Fire </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0019"> 17 John Manly's Talk </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0020"> 18 Going for the Doctor </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0021"> 19 Only Ignorance </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0022"> 20 Joe Green </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0023"> 21 The Parting </SPAN></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_PART2"> <b>Part II</b> </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN xxxhref="#link2H_4_0025"> 22 Earlshall </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0026"> 23 A Strike for Liberty </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0027"> 24 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0028"> 25 Reuben Smith </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0029"> 26 How it Ended </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0030"> 27 Ruined and Going Downhill </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0031"> 28 A Job Horse and His Drivers </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0032"> 29 Cockneys </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0033"> 30 A Thief </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0034"> 31 A Humbug </SPAN></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_PART3"> <b>Part III</b> </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN xxxhref="#link2H_4_0036"> 32 A Horse Fair </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0037"> 33 A London Cab Horse </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0038"> 34 An Old War Horse </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0039"> 35 Jerry Barker </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0040"> 36 The Sunday Cab </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0041"> 37 The Golden Rule </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0042"> 38 Dolly and a Real Gentleman </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0043"> 39 Seedy Sam </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0044"> 40 Poor Ginger </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0045"> 41 The Butcher </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0046"> 42 The Election </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0047"> 43 A Friend in Need </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0048"> 44 Old Captain and His Successor </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0049"> 45 Jerry's New Year </SPAN></p> <p><br/></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_PART4"> <b>Part IV</b> </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN xxxhref="#link2H_4_0051"> 46 Jakes and the Lady </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0052"> 47 Hard Times </SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0053"> 48 Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie</SPAN></p> <p><SPAN href="#link2H_4_0054"> 49 My Last Home </SPAN></p> </blockquote> <p><br/></p> <hr /> <p><SPAN name="link2H_4_0001" id="link2H_4_0001"></SPAN> <br/> <br/></p> <h2> Black Beauty </h2> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />