Beauty Books

Spike Milligan, professional goon and all round funny man has done it again. Black Beauty according to Spike Milligan is undoubtedly the most hilarious book from beginning to end. What makes this version of Black Beauty different from the others? Its told from the horses point of view. Everything that makes Black Beauty, Black Beauty is thrown right out the window.
You'll soon learn that poor Beauty had a really trying life, occasionally broken by the odd whiskey and oats or the odd kicking, biting and thorough trampling of people he didn't like or really liked. The horse is seriously mixed up yet still good natured. The male readers may wince at certain areas.

On the whole you'll be chuckling, sniggering and rolling around wracked with fits of laughter as Spike Milligan presents Beauty's life as Beauty saw it.

I love this book of "The Adventures of Black Beauty: Black Beauty finds a home" and it's about when Black Beauty relates his experiences with a cruel owner followed by his sale to three ladies and his subsequent reunion with his stable boy Joe Green of ten years earlier from Squire Gordon's stables.

This is a great book and all of my favorites.

On page 29, Joe Green's hands are touching the horse's face because he realizes that he once had cared for a horse who had a white star on the forehead and one white foot. Then he knows it's Black Beauty.

I have a little something to say a little something to match that book.

My Last Home

Two sisters who owned the nearby manor house
came to see me. They were the Miss Bloomfields,
and they wanted a horse. They were not sure about me,
especially when they saw the scars on my knees, but they
decided to give me a trial.
The next morning, the second sister spoke and
told Mr. Thoroughgood to let their coachman to have a look
at him first. Then Mr. Thoroughgood said, "Of course, Willie,
you must now run to the stables and fetch the coachman because
there's a good lad." Willie ran off, and returned a few minutes
later with a handsome young man. So when the coachman saw
that horse he carefully looked me over. "Why I one knew a horse
with those white markings. Can it be! I know this horse! He is really Black Beauty!" The other looked surprised. "Black Beauty?" Mr. Thoroughgood asked. Then he threw his right arm around my neck because he was so happy to see me again and my new groom was Joe Green, John Manly's young assistant!
Then Joe told the Miss Bloomfield's all about me. As they knew
Mrs. Gordon, they were delighted and promised that I would never,
ever be sold again.
So my troubles are all over, and I am at home.
Often, before I am quite awake, I fancy and dream I am still in Squire Gordon's orchard at Birtwick, standing with my old friends under the apple trees.

"You're Black Beauty! I almost killed you when you were at Squire Gordon's" said Joe Green, my new groom and...

I have a little something to go with this as well and it would go:

They were delighted to find me a home with three country ladies. Their coachman was even more delighted when he spotted that little sprig of white hairs on my back and recognised me as Black Beauty. The coachman was Joe Green. I wouldn't have recognised little Joe. He was a grown man and had become the best and kindest of coachmen. The work here is pleasant and young Willie and my old friend Joe had mad the ladies promise I'll never be sold. My troubles seem over and I feel really at home -- as much at home as in those far gone days when I stood talking to my friends beneath the apple trees at Birtwick Park.

This is one of the greatest and bestest books ever and that book puts me in mind of the 1986 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada when Chris Lybbert was the 1986 world champion calf roper.

Well, I loved and enjoyed this book.

I really liked Joe Green because he is the best stableboy ever.

I loved it, enjoyed and liked it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this book Black Beauty and it's the great and the best book ever of and about a life story of a beautiful black horse with a white star and a white foot and I like horses and the color book and this is the best beautiful book adapted by Laura F. Marsh that contains 34 chapters and that's the best ever to read and that is an abridged version.

In this book....

When Black Beauty is a young colt, he is surrounded by gentle care and comfort. As he is sold to a series of owners, including a squire, an earl, and a cab driver, he discovers that while some people are kind, others are equally as cruel. This is a horse's story of strength and spirit, as shown through his own eyes.

In this book adapted by Laura F. Marsh, I would say and know that Black Beauty's white foot is on the back in the left and that's where it usually is in the book.

The characters in this book of Black Beauty where Black Beauty's white foot is on the back in the left of the one of for this one of the few seven charcters out of this book just to tell you of what clothes they would wear and they are John Manly the coachman in a plaid green cap, white shirt, plaid vest of green and black, green riding jacket with yellow lining, brown riding pants and tall black leather riding boots, except in A Stormy Day, when John Manly would be in a different outfit when he would be in a black derby hat, white shirt, red tie, brown vest, black blazer, grey pants and tall black leather riding boots, then James Howard the stableboy in a plaid green cap, yellow shirt with blue stripes, plaid vest of green and black, light green scarf, brown riding pants and tall black leather riding boots, then Joe Green the stableboy after James leaves in a brown cap, white shirt, brown vest, grey riding jacket, beige riding pants and tall black leather riding boots, then Reuben Smith in black top hat, white shirt, black vest, blue riding jacket, black leather gloves, grey pants and tall black leather riding boots with brown tops, Alfred Smirk in a brown cap, light blue shirt, red tie, black vest, brown pants and short black leather boots, then Jerry Barker in a black derby hat, white shirt, black tie, black vest, black blazer, black pants, black shoes and in the winter Jerry is in a black derby hat, red scarf, white shirt, black vest, black blazer, long brown jacket, black leather gloves, black pants and black shoes and then Nicholas Skinner in a black top hat, black bowtie, white shirt, green vest, blue jacket, grey pants and short black leather boots and then in My Last Home when Joe Green becomes a man, Joe would be in a green cap, blue necktie, pink shirt, brown vest, blue blazer, beige riding pants and tall black leather riding boots and when Joe is in the low park cab with Miss Ellen, Joe is in a different outfit of a green cap, white shirt, black tie, black vest, white shirt, brown riding jacket, grey pants, and short black leather boots and that's very perfect for some of the few favorite characters out of this book of Black Beauty so you'd know what their clothing would have been like.

This book of Black Beauty adapted by Laura F. Marsh goes very great and well with the Black Beauty (1994) DVD video starring Sean Bean and directed by Caroline Thompson and that book would follow the movie very great because the real Black Beauty you ought to own is his white foot on the back in the left and that's how this book adapted by Laura F. Marsh matches the movie by Sean Bean.

Two couples of chapters for Black Beauty are an example of The Fire and My Last Home.

The Fire

Later on that evening, another traveler's horse was brought in and cleaned by one of the hostlers and a man with a pipe in his mouth was talking to one of the hostlers.
"Towler," said the hostler, "you'll not smoke your pipe in the stables so just, first lay down your pipe and run up the ladder to the loft and drop some hay down here."
"All right," the man Towler said. He went up to the loft and put down the hay and I paid him no heed. James came into look at us one more time, and then the door was locked for the night and I went to sleep.
I awoke later in the night chocking, the air was all hot and thick.
I could hear Ginger coughing and a strange crackling noise that was terrifying me.
All the other horses were all awake, whinnying, pulling at their halters and stamping their feet in fear.
At last I could hear footsteps outside, and a hostler appeared with a lantern and tried to pull one of the horses out, but he was crazed with fear and wouldn't move.
No doubt we were very foolish, and the danger all around us and how could we trust someone?
A red light flickered on the wall, then someone outside shouted "fire! fire!" Then the old hostler who had cared for me that night came in quietly and led one horse out.
The flamed roared above us now, and the noise was very, very terrible. After a moment, the next thing I knew James was at my side when I heard his voice, quiet and cherry as always, whispering, "Come, my beauties, it is time for us to be off. Come along." I stood nearest the door, so he came to me first, patting me as he came in.
"Come, Beauty! It is time for us to be off. Come along." He put my bridle on in no time; then he took off the scarf from his neck and tied it over my eyes to calm me, and after some coaxing, he led me out. Safely when we were out of the burning stable into the yard, he slipped the scarf off my eyes and shouted, "Here, somebody! Take this horse while I go back for the other!"
A tall, broad man came and took me, while James raced back into the stable. I let out a shrill whinny as I watched him go. Ginger had told me afterwards that my whinny was the best thing I would have done for if she never heard me outside, she wouldn't have had the courage to come out.
There was a lot of confusion in the yard! There was a mess of carriages and horses and people shouting. Above all the noise I heard a loud, clear voice which I knew was Squire Gordon's.
"James Howard! James Howard! Are you in there?" I had whinnied at the sound of my master's voice, but there was no other answer.
Then suddenly, I heard a crash of something falling in the stable. The next moment I saw James appearing through the smoke, leading Ginger with him and I gave a loud, joyful neigh. Ginger coughed violently and he was not able to speak, but she looked all right.
"My brave lad! You hurt!" said Squire Gordon. "I am well, Squire," James said after he was able to speak. Then gazing at James, the big man who held me said, "Aye, he's a brave lad an no mistake about it."
"Let us get out of the way then, for I hear the fire engine coming!" There was a dreadful crash as the roof collapsed on the burning stable, and then we were away in the fresh night air.
The next morning we heard James and the hostler talking and James had looked very pleased that our master was proud of him.
The next day James told of the man who was seen entering the stable with a pipe, and exiting without it. It was thought that this was how the fire had started. I remembered our John Manly's rule never to allow pipes in the stables and thought it ought to be the rule everywhere.
James said that the roof and floor of the burning stable had fallen in and that only the walls were standing. There was two horses underneath the remains that could not be lead out that night.

If you were Joe Green with a moustache in My Last Home and saw Black Beauty again, you would say, "You have a scar on your back
like Black Beauty." Then you would be surprised and say "Beauty, is that really you? Don't you know me? I'm little Joe Green from Squire Gordon's stables. I can see you've had some hard times, Beauty and I must think so and I wonder who the nasty one was that scarred your knees, my old Beauty. You must have been treated horribly somewhere, but I'll make sure that you only have good times now. Now, I'm here, Black Beauty, I'm here. I swear I won't ever let you out of my sight again. Oh, Beauty ... You're safe now. I only wish John Manly would be here to see you, too, Black Beauty! I promise I'll take good care of you so your troubles are over."

That's a great line to say if you were Joe Green when you found Black Beauty again, the horse you raised and loved and it's white star on the forehead and his white foot on the back in the left.

My other favorite Black Beauty books with the one Adapted by Laura F. Marsh is the other nine are Illustrated by Neil Reed: Published by Prospero books in 2001, Illustrated by Scott McKowen, Illustrated by Ian Andrew, Adapted by June Brigman and Roy Richardson, Retold by Lisa Church and Illustrated by Lucy Corvino, Color Illustrations by Edward F. Cortese and Illustrated in black and white by Edwin John Prittie, Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg: Illustrated Junior Library the one published in 1995, Illustrated by William Geldart and Illustrated by G. P. Micklewright and that's my ten favorite books of Black Beauty to live with but, the real ones I would be in for the ones I like are Illustrated by Neil Reid published in 2001 by Prospero books, Illustrated by Scott McKowen (which is the easiest one to live with, because of the five black and white illustrations which are great and good and much easier), Illustrated by Ian Andrew, Adapted by June Brigman and Roy Richardson, Retold by Lisa Church and Illustrated by Lucy Corvino, and Illustrated by William Geldart and that's the best six books to be in of Black Beauty, even the other four are my favorites as well too.

Another two favorites of Black Beauty I like are his white foot on the front in the right and three white feet of one on the front in the right and the two in the hind right and left and that's three different favorites I like of Black Beauty and where his white foot will be.

Examples of my favorite horse of Black Beauty in different ten books of his white foot are:

Black Beauty's white foot on the back in the left in the five different books of Adapted by Laura F. Marsh, Illustrated by Neil Reed: Published by Prospero books in 2001, Illustrated by Ian Andrew, Adapted by June Brigman and Roy Richardson, Retold by Lisa Church and Illustrated by Lucy Corvino. So that's where I would like to see Black Beauty's white foot on the back in the left.

Black Beauty's white foot on the front in the right in the different books of Illustrated by Scott McKowen, Color Illustrations by Edward F. Cortese and Illustrated in black and white by Edwin John Prittie, Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg, and Illustrated by G. P. Micklewright. So that's where I would like to see Black Beauty's white foot on the front in the right.

Black Beauty with three white feet of one on the front in the right and the two in the hind right and left in the specail book Illustrated by William Geldart. So that's where I would see Black Beauty with three white feet so his you would want it on the front in the right, back in the right and the back in the left and if you see one white foot because of the three, you would say the one on the back in the right.

Black Beauty is my favorite horse and he would be a great horse for roping and bulldogging as if he could be a perfect rodeo horse.

This book of Black Beauty adapted by Laura F. Marsh, I know his white foot will be on the back in the left and that's where I think it is.

This Black Beauty book adapted by Laura F. Marsh reminds me of a book of Horses (Cube Books) (Hardcover) by author Valeria Manferto De Fabianis, DVD's of Rodeo Bloopers 2, Rodeo Bloopers, Yours, Mine & Ours starring Dennis Quaid, Disney's Where the Red Fern Grows starring Joseph Ashton, The Last Cowboy (2003) starring Lance Henriksen and Bonanza (out of others like lunchboxes from 1965 or 1968), some scenes of Lonesome Dove with Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones. This Black Beauty book adapted by Laura F. Marsh for sure reminds me of that Black Beauty DVD starring Sean Bean because this book would go great with the movie and another Black Beauty of Illustrated by Victor Ambrus and adapted by Caryn Jenner also goes great with the Sean Bean DVD video of Black Beauty and that's the best two for the Black Beauty DVD.
Another Black Beauty DVD to have is the animated one with David Gregory and that's the best two Black Beauty DVD movies to watch of the Sean Bean (1994) and directed by Caroline Thompson and the animated one with David Gregory and that's the best two.

Well, I gotta say, that was the best book I ever read which showed me how to treat horses with respect and kindness.

This book should be perfect and great for the 2008 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in Las Vegas, Nevada to show how cowboys in the NFR should treat their horses with respect to train roping horses how to rope and wrestle calves or steers.

I loved, liked and enjoyed this book.

It is a GEM, I loved it and it's the greatest novel of all times of the greatest horse story ever told.

It's a great story about a horse named Black Beauty. A heart-warming story with a happy ending.

Black Beauty's Early Days in the Meadow transforms the beginning of Anna Sewell's classic of children's literature into a gorgeous picturebook. Illustrated in soft colors by Jane Monroe Donovan, who studied horses at length to exquisitely capture their movements, the expansive artwork captures the essence of spring from the fresh grass of the meadow to the pastel hues of the sky. A wonderful introduction to a great humanitarian book for young people, and a superb book to read aloud at storytime or bedtime. The final lesson from Black Beauty's mother has an important lesson for youngsters of all species: "'I hope you grow up gentle and good, and never learn bad ways; do your work with a good will, lift your feet up well when you trot, and never bite or kick even in play.' I have never forgotten my mother's advice; I knew she was a wise old horse, and our master thought a great deal of her."

This volume is actually a combination of two books each containing three stories of about a hundred pages: Black Beauty's Clan, and Black Beauty's Family. Clan covers Black Ebony, who starts out as a hunter; Black Princess, who spent time as an officer's charger in the Great War (WWI); and Black Velvet who was a showjumper at a time when riding styles were changing. In Family, Nightshade goes from racehorse to highwayman's mount; Black Romany meets Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; and Blossom sufferers from the British disdain for piebald horses. As in Sewell's original Black Beauty, each horse moves though a variety of owners, good and bad, before reaching their happy ending, although friends along the way often fail to get their own (remember Ginger) The period details are marvelous, both the great - as where Ebony becomes a pit pony and later pulls bathing machines - and small - the fashion for children to roll hoops (a threat to horses if they roll underfoot) and the flagman leading the automobile, which later that year would be permitted to travel at FOURTEEN miles an hour instead of the then-legal FOUR, and no flagman would be required to warn horsemen of the car's approach. For children's books, I think these are very well written, although they do contain, as the original did, both death and violence (beating of horses and such), they also contain numerous examples of patience and love.

A must have for any Jazz fan! This book is an outstanding compilation of early Jazz pictures. Ideal to have on your coffee table!

I first read this story when I was in elementary school and believe all children should read it. While the old-English aspects of the story will be lost on modern children, the main message about kindness to animals is timeless. Presenting the story from the perspective of the horse from birth to old age without some of the mystical aspects of other animal stories is an excellent plotline.
A classical story of a classical time, this book will forever be one of the best animal stories ever written. Kindness and consideration to the animals that better our lives is part of the ethical mandate of humans.

I bought this several years ago at a large bookstore. It is full of beautiful, engaging, high quality photos and imagery with poetry and writing to enlighten and move you through the pages. Images cover black african hair from about the early 1900's up through the 1990's. A positive and enlightening book to have or give as a gift to women who wear their hair naturally. I don't regret purchasing this book and I never tire of it. (smile)

Attending today's wedding, only a day after his divorce was finalized, pushes Jess Sheridan over his limits. He's determined not to stay in town long enough for the gossips to start about his marriage and all the things Susan had done behind his back. Everyone knew what she was doing except Jess, so Lorna Walters couldn't blame him for the look on horror on his face as he watched the new bride and groom as they celebrate their new marriage.

When Jess passes out after defending her honor, Lorna can't decide if having him there is good or bad. She's had a crush on him since she was thirteen and when he passes out in her bed, she leaves him to sleep off too much whiskey. That one thing leads to another shouldn't be much of surprise, but consequences will come as quite a surprise to the future Sheriff of Beauville when he returns to town in a few months. It'll be a little to late then to swear off alcohol.

When Jess unexpectedly appears at the diner where Lorna works, she is fortunately taking a break. While sitting at the booth, her pregnancy doesn't show. Of course Sheriffs have no trouble locating one's address, and when he shows up unexpectedly on Lorna's doorstep to apologize for six months ago, she still manages to conceal her pregnancy. But he will see it when he takes her dinner, and Beauville's a very small town. And since he knows she'd like to cancel, now all he's got to do is refuse to return her calls until he picks Lorna up for dinner...

BLAME IT ON BABIES is a wonderfully fun romp sure to provide irreverent entertainment for romance lovers in need of a good giggle. Sizzling action and memorable characters satisfying the most demanding reader. Kristine Rolofson creates a keeper with this quick, lively read. Very highly recommended!