Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (English) Hardcover Book

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The story of the tempestuous romance between Rhett Butler and Scarlet O'Hara is set amid the drama of the Civil War.

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Since its original publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind--winner of the Pulitzer Prize and one of the bestselling novels of all time--has been heralded by readers everywhere as The Great American Novel. Widely considered The Great American Novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, Gone With the Wind explores the depth of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it vividly depicts the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This is the tale of Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled, manipulative daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War forever change her way of life. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell brings to life the unforgettable characters that have captured readers for over seventy years.

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Heralded by readers everywhere since its publication in 1936 as The Great American Novel, Gone with the Wind explores the depths of human passions with an intensity as bold as its setting in the bluff red hills of Georgia. A superb piece of storytelling, it brings the drama of the Civil War and Reconstruction vividly to life. This is the tale of Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled, ruthless daughter of a wealthy plantation owner, who arrives at young womanhood just in time to see the Civil War sweep away the life for which her upbringing has prepared her. After the fall of Atlanta she returns to the plantation and by stubborn shrewdness saves her home from both Sherman and the carpetbaggers. But in the process she hardens. She has neared starvation and she vows never to be hungry again. In these vivid pages live the unforgettable people who have captured the attention of millions of readers-of every age, in every walk of life. Here are Rhett Butler, Scarlett's counterpart, a professional scoundrel as courageous as Scarlett herself; Melanie Wilkes, a loyal friend and true gentlewoman; and Ashley Wilkes, for whom the world ended at Appomattox. Here are all the characters and memorable episodes that make Gone with the Wind a book to read and re-read and remember forever. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell was ten years old before she discovered the Confederates had lost the War. The daughter of a prominent lawyer and authority on the South, Miss Mitchell was brought up on stories of Southern heroism, told and retold by relatives whose stirring account of the War never included its outcome. A former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind, her only novel, in 1926. Only two people-the author and her husband-saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Within three weeks of its publication in 1936. Gone with the Wind had captured the attention of more than 176,000 readers, and the following year it was awarded the coveted Pulitzer Prize. By December 1938, the total number of copies printed in the United States was over 1,788,000. By December 1939, when the film was first shown, sales had reached 2,153,000 copies and the book had been translated in full into sixteen foreign languages. Today, nearly forty years later, this powerful novel is available in thirty-one different countries; it appears in both Braille and Talking Book forms for the blind. And it can still be said: There never was such a book as Gone with the Wind.

Author Biography

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author and journalist. As a former newspaper reporter, she began Gone with the Wind in 1926. Only two people--the author and her husband--saw the manuscript before it reached the publisher. Gone with the Wind was awarded the National Book Award in 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1937, and is one of the most bestselling novels of all time.

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"Beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best."--The New York Times "The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing."--The Washington Post "Fascinating and unforgettable! A remarkable book, a spectacular book, a book that will not be forgotten!"--Chicago Tribune

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"The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing." -- The Washington Post

Details ISBN068483068X Author Margaret Mitchell Short Title GONE W/THE WIND Language English ISBN-10 068483068X ISBN-13 9780684830681 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY FIC Year 1936 Audience Age 14-18 Residence Atlanta Birth 1900 Death 1949 DOI 10.1604/9780684830681 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1936-09-01 NZ Release Date 1936-09-01 US Release Date 1936-09-01 UK Release Date 1936-09-01 Pages 1037 Publisher Simon & Schuster Publication Date 1936-09-01 Imprint Simon & Schuster Audience General We've got this

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