Black Beauty is a clever and handsome horse, lives with his pleasant master, on a peaceful farm in Victorian England. But his life changes when he is sold to different masters, some are kind, but others are cruel. Through a horse’s point of view, you can feel how what a touching story it is that you cannot imagine before, and this is the reason why it is so unforgettable for all ages since published in 1877.

故事中的主角黑美人本身是一匹雄駿而聰穎的神驅，出世於英國維多利亞時代，一名對動物富有慈愛的牧場人農場。作者透過黑美人歷盡艱辛，由絢爛歸於平淡的一生，向世人宣揚即使身處任何環境，亦應對主人保持忠誠與仁愛的正確心態；同時亦為提醒世人對動物應持有的一份愛護之心。