So popular have the books remained that in fifty years not one of the Stallion novels has ever gone out of print.
The Black Stallion and his creator were known around the world, thanks to uncounted millions of books sold in more than twenty languages and two successful movies. By the time of his death in 1989, two weeks before the publication of his twenty-first Stallion novel, the Black had become the most famous fictional horse of the century. Farley went on to devote the rest of his life to writing about the Black and other horses. Young readers were enthralled by his gripping tale of a horse loving boy named Alec Ramsey who befriends a wild black stallion. The publication of his first novel, it soon turned out, marked the launching of both a saga and a career. Twenty-six-year-old Walter Farley had never even written a short story before. When The Black Stallion was published on October 15, 1941, its author was entirely unknown. The Birth of The Black Stallion – The Family Remembers Hardback, B&W illustrations by Kieth Ward – Benefits the Black Stallion Literacy Project, thank you!Īt the Gift Shop you can buy Black Stallion books and other products.Ĭlick here to visit the Gift Shop now! The Anniversary Edition – 1991 New printing of the original 1941 edition of The Black Stallion.
Now available: “The Black Stallion” – 1941 Retro Edition Pulled to a desert island by a wild black stallion he has freed during a shipwreck at sea, then rescued by a southbound freighter, a seventeen-year-old boy befriends the horse, trains him by night, and rides him to victory in a match race.įirst printed as “The Black Stallion” – 1941 Random House Dependent on each other for survival, boy and horse learn to trust and love each other as they establish an amazing friendship that lasts a lifetime. A shipwreck leaves young Alec stranded on a deserted island with a wild stallion.
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