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Feb 2023
38m 43s

Black Beauty: Ginger by Anna Sewell

Bedtime Stories with Taesha Glasgow
About this episode

Tonight's snoozy tale is the continuation of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Published in 1877, this book was her only published work. It is one of the first English novels to be written from the perspective of an animal. In this episode, Black Beauty's new friend Ginger recounts her bringing up and harsh breaking in.


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