Gone With The Wind

5b Margaret Mitchell. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Second Edition.

Notes

Gone with the Wind is a sweeping historical novel by Margaret Mitchell, first published in 1936. Set in the American South during the Civil War and Reconstruction era, the story follows Scarlett O’Hara, a headstrong and resourceful Southern belle, as she navigates love, loss, and survival amid the collapse of the antebellum world. At its core, the novel is a complex exploration of identity, pride, and transformation, with Scarlett’s turbulent relationship with the charming yet cynical Rhett Butler forming the emotional heart of the story. Rich in detail and drama, the book paints a romanticized and controversial portrait of the Old South and remains one of the best-selling novels of all time. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and was adapted into an iconic film in 1939.

Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1900, and worked as a journalist before writing Gone with the Wind, her only published novel. Though she spent nearly a decade researching and writing the book, she never expected it to become such a massive success. Mitchell was known for her vivid storytelling and for capturing the spirit and contradictions of the South, drawing heavily from her own background and the stories she heard growing up. After the enormous success of her novel, she retreated from public life and declined to write a sequel. She died tragically in 1949 after being struck by a car. Despite the controversies surrounding its portrayal of race and slavery, Gone with the Wind remains a landmark of American literature and a cultural touchstone.

Description

Gray canvas binding with navy lettering on upper board and spine. Original second state pictorial dust jacket. Some chipping along the edges and corners of the dust jacket. Some scuffing to the boards, bumping to the corners, and creasing/wear to upper and lower spine.