Well, I was going through the What to expect series for the toddlers. For the seventeenth, eighteenth months, it was prescribed by the author to teach the toddlers on kindness towards animals. And it so happened in the weekend, I chanced to see the movie "Black Beauty". So, I decided to revisit Black Beauty-the book. It is first of its sorts-a written propaganda against cruelty towards animals. The book appeals because of its simplicity and short episodes of stories interweaven by a common theme of kindness and the character of Black Beauty.
There is a kind of fatalism running throughout as the horse passes hands through and its happiness, health and life depends on the kindness of each owner or the lack of it. The novel, as it progresses, becomes a bit redundant at some point. But the condition of the horses used at war really moves you and the post war life of such war horses is really pitiable.
What is really inspiring is the condition under which the author had to write this children's masterpiece. Confined to the condition of lifetime invalidity, she chose to write about the thing she loved most-horses. Female victorian novelists or pre victorian had very limited exposure to outdoor experiences and did not have "rooms of their own".
Georgette Heyer, whose novel i am currently reading wrote her first novel to amuse her sick brother. Sudha Narayanmurthy, who gave up her career for Narayanamurthy is authoring several books. For some women, creativity is born out of suffering, like afro american women writers or out of sheer boredom. Instead of accepting life as it is or grudging men their freedom or power, these women step forward and create masterpieces.
Worth a revisit!
There is a kind of fatalism running throughout as the horse passes hands through and its happiness, health and life depends on the kindness of each owner or the lack of it. The novel, as it progresses, becomes a bit redundant at some point. But the condition of the horses used at war really moves you and the post war life of such war horses is really pitiable.
What is really inspiring is the condition under which the author had to write this children's masterpiece. Confined to the condition of lifetime invalidity, she chose to write about the thing she loved most-horses. Female victorian novelists or pre victorian had very limited exposure to outdoor experiences and did not have "rooms of their own".
Georgette Heyer, whose novel i am currently reading wrote her first novel to amuse her sick brother. Sudha Narayanmurthy, who gave up her career for Narayanamurthy is authoring several books. For some women, creativity is born out of suffering, like afro american women writers or out of sheer boredom. Instead of accepting life as it is or grudging men their freedom or power, these women step forward and create masterpieces.
Worth a revisit!
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