In October of 1945 the wartime restrictions on publishing were lifted and Farley released his second book, The Black Stallion Returns, to immediate success. The last thing in the world I’d want to do would be to crush an extremely worthwhile ambition, but I would feel remiss both as a friend and as a publisher if I didn’t caution you to do some careful arithmetic before you decide to burn your bridges.” Even he admitted to me once that if he were to depend on book royalties alone, he wouldn’t be able to support his family. “Your desire to devote yourself exclusively to writing after the war is perfectly natural, but I know of only one writer of teenage books who has managed to come pretty close to what you’re after. This was the response from Louise Bonino, Farley’s editor, in a letter dated February 8, 1945:
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Because of the success with the first book, Farley wanted to write full time, and told his editor of his desire. A few years later, he met & married his wife, and he settled down. Though flooded with an avalanche of requests for sequels to his book, being drafted into the service during WWII to work as a government reporter during the war, prevented the release of the next book.
The Black Stallion was so successful, that Farley had enough financial security to quit school and travel around the world. The author was Walter Farley, and that first book was The Black Stallion.
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This series has sold over a hundred million copies in the last 60 years, and even inspired several feature-length films in recent years.
His first book was an instant hit when it appeared in 1941, and it developed it into a series - even a fan club. The editor told the author, “Don’t figure on making any money writing children’s books.” The author disagreed, saying “If you can write a book that will interest children you can make a living.” In 1940, his book was finished, and Random House was going to publish it. He worked on his book through high school and continued as an undergrad at college. Encouraged by his high school teacher, he wrote every night after dinner for an hour. In the 1920’s and 30’s, a boy dreamed of owning a horse, and of being a writer.
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