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Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964
Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964

Gone with the Wind: A Novel by Margaret Mitchell-Hardcover-1964

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Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. The story is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. It depicts the struggles of young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner, who must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty following Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea." This historical novel features a coming-of-age story, with the title taken from the poem "Non Sum Qualis eram Bonae Sub Regno Cynarae", written by Ernest Dowson.

Gone with the Wind was popular with American readers from the outset and was the top American fiction bestseller in 1936 and 1937. As of 2014, a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite book of American readers, just behind the Bible. More than 30 million copies have been printed worldwide.

Gone with the Wind is a controversial reference point for subsequent writers of the South, both black and white. Scholars at American universities refer to, interpret, and study it in their writings. The novel has been absorbed into American popular culture.

Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the book in 1937. It was adapted into the 1939 film of the same name, which is considered to be one of the greatest movies ever made and also received the Academy Award for Best Picture during the 12th annual Academy Awards ceremony. Gone with the Wind is the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime.

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Publisher: Macmillan Company 1936. Copyright renewed 1964

Language: English

Hardcover: 833 Pages

 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.6 pounds

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 2.1 x 8.25 inches

Condition: Used - Very Good 

Dust Jacket: Very Good

 First Published by MacMillan Publishing Company (New York), 1936; copyright renewed 1964.   Hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, cream paper-covered boards over pale grey cloth spine, gilt lettering to spine, 833 pp. DJ shows slight side rubbings and edgewear to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Otherwise, a very good+ near fine copy; the pages are clean and bright.