The Black Stallion

By: Walter Farley

Narrated by: Frank Muller

When the steamer Drake is shipwrecked off the Spanish coast, only two passengers survive. One is Alec Ramsay, a young American boy. The other is the Black Stallion, the wildest of all wild creatures. Stranded together on a desert island, boy and stallion develop a deep and wonderful understanding. The Black Stallion is the horse Alec has always dreamed of - beautiful, free-spirited, and astonishingly strong. Alec is determined to tame him and bring him home to New York. But the job turns out to be more difficult and dangerous that he ever thought possible, for a wild Arabian stallion will not settle down easily into the quiet American countryside. Generations have been captivated by Walter Farley’s heartwarming story of the extraordinary horse and the boy who loves him. To this day, The Black Stallion remains one of the best-loved books of children around the world and a classic of children’s literature.

©1941 Walter Farley (P)1999 Recorded Books, LLC

As I remember!

Lovely story still; I read as a child. Walter Farley is a wonderful writer of horse stories!

Fantastic reader, classic tale.

Soothing, emotive voice; classic novel for a reason. Great bedtime stuff for the whole family. What's not to love?

awesome

love it becuae of the heart and soul in that book and the narrator worker doing his job

A Wonderous book!

No matter how many times I hear this story, I never seem to get tired of it.

This story has it all-excitement and adventure!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Black Stallion to be better than the print version?

It really makes the story more enjoyable for young listeners.

What does Frank Muller bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His use of his wonderful voice brought each character to life.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A wild horse, a young hero, an amazing adventure!

Any additional comments?

Loved it!!!

The Black wins on many different levels

The Black Stallion was a very enjoyable read. Starting from a ship wreck and Alex and the stallion which he named, The Black. Their rescue from the island to the trip home, the story was some what captivating. The Black was a wild horse that need a companion horse name Napoleon to help calm him. The story pivoted around turning The Black into a racing horse and the story and adventure to join a race against the two favorite thoroughbred in the United States. The Black became the mystery horse in the race and of course came out victorious. The story was very smooth and well written and worth reading.

Favorite series as a kid

This was my favorite series growing up. I am glad to finally get to hear this in audiobook. Frank Muller does an excellent job of narration. Hoping to see the rest of the series soon.

Such a great classic and wonderful reader.

Narrator was phenomenal. My 8 year old and i listened and thoroughly enjoyed it. Everyone should listen!

Our whole family loved it.

I played this on a 6 hr car trip and I didn’t hear a word from my 6 year old son or 4 year old daughter because they were so engaged. My daughter found some parts somewhat scary but not so scary that she had trouble sleeping.

Awesome book

It is a great book for everyone Evan Adults
LIke it it is so good