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Binding: Hardcover
Format: Bargain Price
Label: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Manufacturer: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1048
Publication Date: September 01, 1936
Publisher: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Sales Rank: 251010
Studio: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
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Product Description:
Spoiled Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara never stops loving the married Ashley Wilkes even as she faces the hardships of life during the Civil War and the changes brought about by Reconstruction. Reprint.
Amazon.com Review:
Sometimes only remembered for the epic motion picture and'Frankly ... I don't give a damn,' Gone with the Wind wasinitially a compelling and entertaining novel. It was the sweeping story oftangled passions and the rare courage of a group of people in Atlanta duringthe time of Civil War that brought those cinematic scenes to life. The reasonthe movie became so popular was the strength of its characters--ScarlettO'Hara, Rhett Butler, and Ashley Wilkes--all created here by the deft handof Margaret Mitchell, in this, her first novel.
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Favorite Book of All Time
I, TOO, am a literary snob.But I have to say, I had to go back again and read this much-loved book of my younger years -- well, only 5 years ago.But I relayed this heart-felt literary love of mine to my other great hardcover friends, Tawney and Marie (one, a long-time member of the illustrious Corduroy Club/Manhattan chapter), and they immediately nodded and tilted their heads at my cerebral connection to this masterpiece.I hope that we all, including myself (after countless other reads, good ... Read More
Rating:  - Page-turner, but too full of moonlight and magnolias
This book has a very involving story and I quite literally could not put it down, though I did a few times in outrage over the portrayal of slavery, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction.This novel exemplifies the Lost Cause movement, which showed the Confederacy as noble but outnumbered, and slavery as a benign and paternal institution.It is worth reading for the story, but I shudder to think that some may take what it states as fact.I am not saying that the book should be banned or censored, ... Read More
Rating: - *romantic sigh*
I can't help it. I have been a sucker for this classic story for as long as I can remember. I own the movie and a couple of the collectible dolls. Despite all the many flas people love to point out, this is a flippin' wonderful novel that has managed to stand the test of time.
Irritating and somewhat stereotypical characters? Melodramatic plots? Disgusting romance? Yes, it's all there, and I love every moment of it because Ms. Mitchell is THAT good of a writer and clearly has a passion ... Read More
Rating: - Timeless!
This novel is, I'm certain you must know by now, a family saga covering the Civil War and Reconstruction in the South from the viewpoint of a wealthy Southern family who live on a plantation called 'Tara.'
Easy to read, 'Gone With the Wind' is not only a family saga, but a fascinating character study of people who did what they had to do in order to survive the devastating war years and the reconstruction that followed.Lives and lifestyles were changed forever with the Civil War.Southerners ... Read More
Rating: - A 10-star epic novel.
Five stars is not enough to rate this timeless, flawless epic novel of the South. Miss Mitchell's talent has never been underrated or under-appreciated, but having read it as a teen - then, again recently, after having read "Rhett Butler's People," the authorized sequel to GWTW commissioned by the Mitchell estate, I am newly appreciative of Miss Mitchell's prodigious talent.
For those who have only seen the equally terrific, but different, movie, please read Mitchell's original.
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