Question: What year was the novel that inspired the 1979 movie Robert Dalva appeared in published?

full_context: Document 1: The Black Stallion (film): The Black Stallion is a 1979 American film based on the 1941 classic children's novel "The Black Stallion" by Walter Farley. It tells the story of Alec Ramsey, who is shipwrecked on a deserted island with a wild Arabian stallion whom he befriends. After being rescued, they are set on entering a race challenging two champion horses.
Document 2: The Black Stallion Returns: The Black Stallion Returns is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and is a sequel to "The Black Stallion". It is directed by Robert Dalva and produced by Francis Ford Coppola for MGM/UA Entertainment Company. The movie stars Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano and Teri Garr. The portrayal of The Black was shared between Cass Ole, the horse from "The Black Stallion", and El Mokhtar.
Document 3: King of the Wind (film): King of the Wind is a 1990 British adventure film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson and Frank Finlay. It is based on the novel "King of the Wind" by Marguerite Henry. The film depicts the life of the Godolphin Arabian, an Arab colt in 18th-century Kingdom of Great Britain.
Document 4: Robert Stevenson (director): Robert Stevenson (31 March 1905 – 30 April 1986) was an English film writer and director. He was educated at Cambridge University where he became the president of both the Liberal Club and the Cambridge Union Society.
Document 5: War Horse (film): War Horse is a 2011 British war drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, adapted from English author Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel of the same name. The film's cast includes Jeremy Irvine (in his film acting debut), Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Marsan, Niels Arestrup, Toby Kebbell, David Kross and Peter Mullan. Set before and during World War I, it tells of the journey of Joey, a bay Thoroughbred horse raised by British teenager Albert (Irvine), as he is bought by the British Army, leading him to encounter numerous individuals and owners throughout Europe, all the while experiencing the tragedies of the war happening around him.
Document 6: Robert Dalva: Robert Dalva (born April 14, 1942 in New York City, USA) is a noted American film editor. Filmography as editor includes "The Black Stallion", "Raising Cain", "Jumanji", "Jurassic Park III" and "Hidalgo". Next to editing, he also directed movies, including "The Black Stallion Returns".
Document 7: Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story: Black Cowboy, Wild Horses: A True Story is a 1998 children's picture book by Julius Lester and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is about an ex-slave and cowboy, Bob Lemmons, who, by himself, wrangles a herd of wild horses to a corral.
Document 8: Ride a Wild Pony: Ride a Wild Pony is a 1975 American-Australian family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Don Chaffey and based on the novel "A Sporting Proposition" by James Aldridge.
Document 9: Carroll Ballard: Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937) is an American film director. He has directed six feature films, including "The Black Stallion" (1979) and "Fly Away Home" (1996).
Document 10: Douglas Stewart (film editor): Douglas Stewart (March 29, 1919 – March 3, 1995) was an American film and television editor with about 16 feature film credits from 1953 – 1983. He won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for the film, "The Right Stuff" (1983), along with co-editors Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, and Tom Rolf. "The Right Stuff" was the fourth film of Stewart's notable collaboration with director Philip Kaufman, which began with "The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid" (1972). Stewart's extensive television work was honored twice by nominations for Emmy awards.
Document 11: Miracle of the White Stallions: Miracle of the White Stallions is a 1963 film released by Walt Disney starring Robert Taylor (playing Alois Podhajsky), Lilli Palmer, and Eddie Albert. It is the story of the evacuation of the Lipizzaner horses from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna during World War II.
Document 12: The Adventures of the Black Stallion: The Adventures of The Black Stallion is a television series that starred Mickey Rooney and Richard Ian Cox, as a trainer and a teenaged horse racer and was loosely based on the book series by Walter Farley. The series originally ran on The Family Channel and YTV from September 15, 1990 to May 16, 1993, before cancellation. It has since been shown in re-runs throughout the world. Mickey Rooney is the only original cast member from "The Black Stallion" to reprise his role in the show.
Document 13: Black Gold (2011 Qatari film): Black Gold (also known as Day of the Falcon and Or noir) is a 2011 Qatari-French-Italian-Tunisian epic historical war film, based on Hans Ruesch's 1957 novel "South of the Heart: A Novel of Modern Arabia" (also known as "The Great Thirst" and "The Arab"). It was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute. The film stars Tahar Rahim, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Mark Strong and Riz Ahmed.
Document 14: Robert Wise: Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American film director, producer and editor. He won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for both "West Side Story" (1961) and "The Sound of Music" (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film Editing for "Citizen Kane" (1941) and directed and produced "The Sand Pebbles" (1966), which was nominated for Best Picture.
Document 15: Arthur Roberts (editor): Arthur Roberts July 17, 1890 – February 5, 1961), also known as Arthur E. Roberts, was an American film editor who edited over 100 films during his almost 30 year career. He began ending towards the end of the silent era of the film industry, his first film being 1927's "The College Hero", directed by Walter Lang. His last film was Republic's "Lay That Rifle Down" in 1955, after which he spent a brief period as the editor for the television series, "Lassie", before retiring in 1956. During his career he would work with many famous directors, including Frank Capra (on several films, including "The Donovan Affair"), Lowell Sherman (on "The Royal Bed"), William Seiter (on several films, including "Way Back Home"), Edward Cline (on "Cracked Nuts"), George Cukor ("A Bill of Divorcement"), Dorothy Arzner (the first female member of the DGA, on "Christopher Strong"), Anthony Mann ("Strangers in the Night"), George Archainbaud ("Girls of the Big House"), Fritz Lang ("House by the River"),
ground_truth: 1941