To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 mil. May 20, 2008 gone with the wind mass market paperback may 20, 2008. Margaret munnerlyn mitchell november 8, 1900 august 16, 1949 was an american novelist and journalist. Fifty years after its publication, gone with the wind, margaret mitchells sweeping saga of scarlett ohara and rhett butler set against the backdrop of the civil war, is back on the new york. Gone with the wind went on the bookstands june 30, 1936. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell audiobooks on. Im talking, of course, about gone with the wind, which won a then record eight academy awards, including best picture of 1939, and still ranks as the alltime north american boxoffice. Widely considered the great american novel, and often remembered for its epic film version, gone with the wind explores the depth of human. Gone with the wind by margaret mitchell, first edition, signed.
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