Gone with the Wind

Author(s): Margaret Mitchell

Classics

Tomorrow is another day ...Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing soldier of fortune, Rhett Butler. Since its first publication in 1936, Gone With The Wind has endured as a story for all our times. This beautiful edition of the classic love story features a special introduction by Philippa Gregory, author of The White Queen and The Other Boleyn Girl.


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One of the most famous love stories of all time

Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of an attorney who was president of the Atlanta Historical Society. She married in 1925, and spent the following ten years putting down on paper the stories she had heard about the Civil War. The result was Gone With The Wind, first published in 1936. It won the Pulitzer prize, sold over ten million copies, was translated into eighteen languages and was later made into one of the best-loved films of all time starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. This book, a record bestseller, was her only published work. She died in 1949.

General Fields

  • : 9781447264552
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Macmillan
  • : 1.274
  • : 24 September 2015
  • : 238mm X 159mm X 64mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Margaret Mitchell
  • : Margaret Mitchell
  • : 992
  • : 992
  • : 813.52
  • : 813.52
  • : New edition
  • : New edition
  • : Hardback
  • : Hardback