The story of ‘Gone With the Wind’ 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 to the Sea’. A sweeping story of tangled passion and courage, in the pages of ‘Gone With the Wind’, Margaret Mitchell brings to life t...

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 t...

In 1936 Margaret Mitchell published her one and only book, “Gone With the Wind”, a sweeping romantic story about the American Civil War from the point of view of the Confederacy.The novel 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, establishi...

GONE WITH THE WIND is a novel by American writer Margaret Mitchell, first published in 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 to the Sea.” This historical novel features a Bildungsroman or co...

'My dear, I don't give a damn.' The pampered daughter of a wealthy Georgian plantation owner, sixteen-year-old Scarlett O'Hara soon realises that young men can't resist her charms, despite her forthright manners and her refusal to embrace her mother's ladylike ways. She enters into 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 w...

'My dear, I don't give a damn.'Margaret Mitchell’s page-turning, sweeping American epic has been a classic for over eighty years. Beloved and thought by many to be the greatest of the American novels, Gone with the Wind is a story of love, hope and loss set against the tense historical background of the American Civil War.The lovers at the novel’s centre – the selfish, privileged Scarlett O’Hara and rakish Rhett Butler – are magnetic: pull...

Gone with the Wind takes place in the southern United States in the state of Georgia during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) that followed the war. The novel unfolds against the backdrop of rebellion wherein seven southern states, Georgia among them, have declared their secession from the United States (the "Union") and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy"). A dispute over states' rights has arisen involving enslaved African p...

Voyna zabrala u Skarlett sem'yu, den'gi i vozlyublennyy Yug ee yunosti — no slomit' ee? Net, etogo ne sluchitsya. Skarlett budet vrat', moshennichat', i plesti intrigi protiv samyh blizkih, ona naymet zaklyuchennyh vmesto rabov i vyydet zamuzh za lyubogo, ch'ih sredstv hvatit, chtoby obespechivat' ee i ee ambicii. Skarlett presleduet tol'ko dve celi: lyubov' Eshli i bogatstvo. I Rett Batler — lish' stupen'ka na puti k ispolneniyu ee amerikanskoy mechty. Ved' tak? «Unesyonnye vetrom» — roma...

This edition includes the following editor's introduction:The intense life of Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the Wind"In 1936 American journalist Margaret Mitchell published her one and only book, “Gone With the Wind,” a sweeping romantic story about the American Civil War from the point of view of the Confederacy.“Gone With the Wind” is set in Clayton County and Atlanta, both in Georgia, during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era. I...

From the author of the national bestseller Gone With the Wind.A spirited tale of love and honor in the South Pacific.Until recently, the world thought Margaret Mitchell had only one story to tell: Gone With the Wind. Now meet a heroine to match Scarlett O'Hara: Courtenay Ross, a feisty, independent-minded woman, and the two men - one a coolheaded, well-heeled gentleman, the other a hot-blooded, pugnacious sailor - who adore her.Equally intriguing is...

‘Tomorrow, I’ll think of some way to get him back. After all, 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.Widely considered the Great American Novel, and often rem...

The classic novel, 'Gone With The Wind' is a very captivating story, which takes place during American Civil War in Georgia. Originally published in 1936, became an instant best-seller, earning Margaret Mitchell the 1937 Pulitzer Prize as a first-time novelist. Later, the novel was adapted into a 1939 American film, which won various Academy Awards.Gone With The Wind tells the story of the Southern belle, privileged Scarlett O'Hara who fought for survival during the War and Reconst...