An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King. Merivel joins the King’s court…

Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

Two friends aim flee their drab hometown existence.