BLACK BEAUTY

          [Note: 'Black Beauty' was originally published in 1877. This etext was
          transcribed from an American edition of 1911. Some small corrections
          were made, after being confirmed against other sources.]

                    To my dear and honored Mother,
                    whose life, no less than her pen,
                    has been devoted to the welfare of others,
                    this little book is affectionately dedicated.