Gone With The Wind — Margaret Mitchell

Complete Gone with the Wind is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell first published Thin 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 Thto 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 Thstudy 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 has been 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

The pampered daughter of a wealthy Georgian plantation owner of Irish descent sixteen year old Scarlett O Hara soon realizes that young men can t resist her charms despite her forthright manners and her refusal to embrace her mother s ladylike ways Her romantic intrigues lead her to an early marriage but when the war between the Union and the Southern States breaks out and she is left a young widow Scarlett s life is turned upside down and she finds herself embroiled together with the world surrounding her in a long struggle for survival Both a coming of age tale and a historical epic Gone with the Wind is regarded as one of the great American novels and is perhaps one of the most popular stories in the Western canon Famously inspiring the iconic 1939 Oscar winning film starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett and Clark Gable as the rakish but cynical Rhett Butler it is Margaret Mitchell s only published novel and a living testament to the irrepressible resilience of the American spirit ABOUT THE SERIES Alma Classics Evergreens is a series of popular classics All the titles in the series are provided with an extensive critical apparatus and extra reading material including a section of photographs and notes The texts are based on the most authoritative edition or collated from the most authoritative editions or manuscripts and edited using a fresh intelligent editorial approach With an emphasis on the production editorial and typographical values of a book Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading the classics Tanıtım Bülteninden