Books by Enid Bagnold

Enid Bagnold served first as a nurse and then as driver in the First World War. She writes frankly about these experiences in "A Diary without Dates" and "The Happy Foreigner". She is best known for her novel "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.'