Black Beauty
Black BeautyAnna Sewell
Characters in Black Beauty
6 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Black Beauty
A horse recounting his own life from colthood to retirement.
Supporting characters
Ginger
A hot-tempered chestnut mare hardened by earlier mistreatment.
Merrylegs
A cheerful grey pony at Birtwick Park.
Squire Gordon
Beauty's kind early owner at Birtwick Park.
John Manly
The upright groom at Birtwick Park who gives the horses the best of care.
Jerry Barker
A kind, principled London cab driver who buys Beauty and treats his horses well.