Black Beauty is a handsome,sweet-tempered colt with a strong spirit. As a young colt he is free to gallop in the fresh green meadows with his beloved motherDuchessand their kind master. But when his owners are forced to sell himBlack Beauty goes from a life of comfort and kindness to one of hard labour and cruelty. Bravely he works as hard as he cansuffering at the hands of men who treat animals badly. But Black Beauty has an unbreakable spirit and willand is determined to survive . . . With a wonderful introduction by award-winning author Meg RosoffBlack Beauty is one of the twelve best-loved classic stories being launched in the newly branded Puffin Classics series in March 2008.