Black Beauty (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

One of the most cherished tales about animals of all time, Anna Sewell's renowned novel *Black Beauty* is presented in this Penguin Threads edition featuring a fresh foreword by Pulitzer Prize recipient Jane Smiley. This edition is adorned with visually stunning cover art created by Jillian Tamaki and enhanced by deluxe French flaps. The Penguin Threads series, commissioned by acclaimed Penguin art director Paul Buckley, showcases Jillian Tamaki's cover art for three distinguished Penguin Classics. These covers, initially conceived through traditional illustrations, are exquisitely hand-stitched with needle and thread, culminating in a sculpted embossed finish that provides a tactile, intricate, and captivating design. This resonates with admirers of handmade crafts in the Etsy™ community. For over seventy years, Penguin has stood at the forefront as a publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. Boasting a collection of over 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics offers a comprehensive selection of the finest works spanning various periods, genres, and disciplines. Readers rely on the series to deliver texts of authority, enhanced by insightful introductions and notes from esteemed scholars and modern authors, along with current translations by celebrated translators.