Tonight, we'll read the opening to the 1877 novel, "Black Beauty" by English author Anna Sewell. 

Due to a severe injury early in life, Sewell needed to use crutches to walk and developed a love for horses, as horseback riding gave her a sense of freedom.This novel became an immediate best-seller at the end of her life, with Sewell dying just five months after its publication, but having lived long enough to see her only novel become a success. 

With fifty million copies sold, Black Beauty is one of the best-selling books of all time. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect. 

— read by 'V' — 

pt. 2 air date: November 20, 2019 —  pt. 3 air date: January 20, 2020 —  pt. 4 air date: May 1, 2020 

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