CONTENTS PART Ⅰ 1
Ⅰ.MY EARLY HOME 1
Ⅱ.THE HUNT 4
Ⅲ.MY BREAKING&IN 9
Ⅳ.BIRTWICK PARK 15
Ⅴ.A FAIR START 19
Ⅵ.LIBERTY 24
Ⅶ.GINGER 27
Ⅷ.GINGER’S STORY CONTINUED 33
Ⅸ.MERRYLEGS 38
Ⅹ.A TALK IN THE ORCHARD 43
Ⅺ.PLAIN SPEAKING 50
Ⅻ.A STORMY DAY 54
ⅩⅢ.THE DEVIL’S TRADE MARK 58
ⅩⅣ.JAMES HOWARD 62
ⅩⅤ.THE OLD OSTLER 66
ⅩⅥ.THE FIRE 70
ⅩⅦ.JOHN MANLY’S TALK 75
ⅩⅧ.GOING FOR THE DOCTOR 80
ⅩⅨ.ONLY IGNORANCE 85
ⅩⅩ.JOE GREEN 88
ⅩⅪ.THE PARTING 92
BLACK BEAUTY PART Ⅱ 97
ⅩⅫ.EARLSHALL 97
ⅩⅩⅢ.A STRIKE FOR LIBERTY 102
ⅩⅩⅣ.THE LADY ANNE 107
ⅩⅩⅤ.REUBEN SMITH 14
ⅩⅩⅥ.HOW IT ENDED 118
ⅩⅩⅦ.RUINED, AND GOING DOWN-HILL 122
ⅩⅩⅧ.A JOB HORSE AND HIS DRIVERS 126
ⅩⅩⅨ.COCKNEYS 132
ⅩⅩⅩ.A THIEF 139
ⅩⅩⅪ.A HUMBUG 143
PART Ⅲ 147
ⅩⅩⅫ.A HORSE FAIR 147
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ.A LONDON CAB HORSE 152
ⅩⅩⅩⅣ.AN OLD WAR HORSE 157
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ.JERRY BARKER 164
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ.THE SUNDAY CAB 171
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ.THE GOLDEN RULE 177
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ.DOLLY AND A REAL GENTLEMAN 182
ⅩⅩⅩⅨ.SEEDY SAM 187
Ⅹ?.POOR GINGER 191
Ⅹ?Ⅰ.THE BUTCHER 194
Ⅹ?Ⅱ.THE ELECTION 198
Ⅹ?Ⅲ.A FRIEND IN NEED 201
Ⅹ?Ⅳ.OLD CAPTAIN AND HIS SUCCESSOR 207
Ⅹ?Ⅴ.JERRY’S NEW YEAR 212
PART Ⅳ 219
Ⅹ?Ⅵ.JAKES AND THE LADY 219
Ⅹ?Ⅶ.HARDTIMES 224
Ⅹ?Ⅷ.FARMER THOROUGHGOOD AND HIS GRAND-SON WILLIE 229
Ⅹ?Ⅸ.MY LAST HOME 234