National Velvet - Definition and Overview

For the 1980s Canadian rock band National Velvet, see National Velvet (band).

National Velvet is a novel by Enid Bagnold, first published in 1935.

National Velvet is the story of a girl, Velvet Brown, who attempts to ride her horse to victory in the Grand National steeplechase.

In 1944, the novel was made into a highly successful film starring Elizabeth Taylor.