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When Velvet Brown wins a troublesome piebald gelding in a shilling raffle, it begins a series of events which takes this frail girl to victory in the greatest of all horse races. The story of how Velvet takes on the male-dominated racing establishment was made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor.
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"A story which is at once breathlessly exciting and a delightful character study." ---"London Times"Put on your not-to-be-missed list." ---"The New Yorker"Some books are to be gobbled at a sitting. This is one." ---"Atlantic"The book is one that horse lovers of every age cannot fail to enjoy." ---"The New York Times
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The book that inspired the classic film starring Elizabeth Taylor, National Velvet is a true classic. Alongside Black Beauty and My Friend Flicka it is one of the great horse books for children.
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- PublisherMammoth
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0749710314
- ISBN 13 9780749710316
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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