National Velvet

The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl's belief in a horse.

'Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it . . . I never seen such a creature on a horse.'

Fourteen year old Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special. His heart is as big as the five-foot fences he jumps, and he'll do anything for Velvet. Soon, she and her friend Mi have their sights set on the biggest race in England. But can a girl win the Grand National?

Perfect for horse and ponly lovers from nine to ninety nine years old. The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic of print and screen. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.

'My childhood dreams were based on this book - it was the only place I'd ever seen them come true' Clare Balding

About the author

Enid Bagnold was born in 1889 and was mostly brought up in Jamaica. She was a nurse and a driver in France during World War I. She married the chairman of Reuters and they lived in Sussex, where she is buried. Enid Bagnold wrote poems, novels and plays, the most famous of which is 'The Chalk Garden'. 'National Velvet' is her most well-known novel, and remains much-loved to this day.

Summary

The most famous and loved racing story of all time. National Velvet is a classic tale of dreams, ambition and one girl’s belief in a horse. ‘Velvet’ll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it … I never seen such a creature on a horse.’

Product details

• Authors: Enid Bagnold
• Publisher: Farshore
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 10
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781405287500
• ISBN: 978-1-4052-8750-0
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Egmont Modern Classics; Modern Classics; Egmont Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Horses, JUVENILE FICTION / Ghost Stories, Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, JUVENILE FICTION / Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Classic fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories