National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold (1889–1981), first published in 1935. It was illustrated by Laurian Jones, Bagnold's daughter, who was born in 1921. The novel tells the story of a teenaged girl who wins a horse racing competition. It was a best-seller, and adapted into a highly successful 1944 film and a 1960-62 television series.
First edition (UK)
Enid Algerine Bagnold, Lady Jones, was a British writer and playwright best known for the 1935 story National Velvet.
Bagnold in the 1910s
Enid Bagnold Age c. 25 by Maurice Asselin
Part of the former home of Enid Bagnold in Rottingdean