Black Beauty is one of the most famous animal stories of all time. It is the story of a horse's adventures, disappointments and joys told in the first person. As Anna Sewell noted in her diary the "special aim of the book was to induce kindness, sympathy, and an understanding treatment of horses" at a time when they were the only means of transport. More than any other book on the animal world, Black Beauty had? a tremendous impact that led? to the care of horses and a new awareness for a more humane treatment in Victorian England because it describes the travails and uncertainties of their lives.