00000nam a22000008i 4500 20261103134426.0 261103s2026 ii o 00 0 eng d 9789350182161 Illustrated Stories with Fun Time Activities - Beauty and the Beast New Delhi 2026. 1 online resource This novel, first published in 1877, recounts the different incidents in the life of Black Beauty, a horse. Describing many tales of cruelty and kindness that he met, it contains a lesson related to the kindness, sympathy and understanding treatment of horses. Although not originally intended as a children's novel, it soon became a children's classic. With over 50 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling books of all time.