"Black Stallion·Penguin Hand Embroidery Classic·10th Anniversary Edition" Author: [UK] Anna Sewell Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company

Introduction · · · · · ·
Black Beauty is a work by Anna Sewell, a British female writer in the 1870s. It is a representative and authoritative English children's literature masterpiece that has been passed down from generation to generation in the West and has a high reputation. It has been translated into many languages ​​and published all over the world. This book depicts the legendary experience of the black beauty Hei Li in her life with meticulous observation and lively language, and tells a touching story between humans and horses. Hei Li has been tossed around in her life and has changed owners many times. Some of them have cared for her patiently, while others have abused her rudely, which makes people sigh. The ups and downs of Hei Li's fate have caused people to reflect on the relationship between humans and animals.

【Editor's recommendation】

Penguin x "Unread·Literary Artist" has made great efforts to present one of the Penguin Hand Embroidery Classic Series (Penguin Threads), which reproduces the beauty of classic literature with complex craftsmanship.

★Recommended reading by the American Education Association: One of the 100 most popular novels selected by the BBC in 2003, and an enduring classic masterpiece in European literature.

★A true animal novel that can awaken people's sympathy and love: a true portrayal of British society in the 19th century, a healing children's literature work that is more classic than "War Horse". It has been adapted into film and television dramas many times, transcending age boundaries and deeply loved by readers from all over the world.

★Penguin×Unread Production: Penguin and Unread have joined forces to create the Chinese version of the Penguin Hand Embroidery Classic Series. In October 2011, Penguin Random House published the Penguin Hand Embroidery Classic Series (Penguin Threads), which selected six world classics, "Emma", "Black Beauty", "The Wizard of Oz", "The Wind in the Willows", "The Secret Garden" and "Little Women", and displayed the beauty of literary masterpieces with special creativity and craftsmanship. Since then, this series has become a very unique and classic set of design books in Penguin cover art, which has become popular all over the world and is a collection of readers and fans all over the world.

★The binding is complex and exquisite, and it can be called an art collection: The cover design of each book is pure hand-embroidery by an embroidery artist. The entire cover, back cover, front and back cuffs are all covered with embroidery patterns, and the inside of the book cover also retains the thread ends and stitches left during the hand-embroidery process. The cover of the whole book adopts extremely precise printing technology, which retains the real embroidery style to the greatest extent, making the stitches and embroidery threads on each book look like handmade, exquisite and lifelike, and of great artistic value.

★Nostalgic rough-edged books, can be framed independently: The book edges of the whole set of books are kept with cutting rough edges, which echoes the handmade craftsmanship of the cover and retains the exquisite and simple texture similar to that of a handmade book. The Chinese version cover has a cutting line on the bottom edge, and the waist seal can be torn off and the outer cover can be collected as an independent artwork.

★Famous translations:★Selected famous translations, re-edited: This book is translated by Ma Ainong, a famous translator and translator of the Harry Potter series. The authoritative translation has been tested by the market. This carefully revised version has a fluent and beautiful style and sincere emotions.

★ Parent-child reading: Enlightenment reading for European and American students, cultivate children's love for animals, inspire sympathy, and learn to live in harmony with animals and nature through beautiful masterpieces

★Review the immortal classics, keep your childlike innocence, find the most real emotions in the simplest stories, and experience the warmth and coldness of the world.