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. Through evaluating a famous novel by Margaret Mitchell we will find that the terms great and sentimental are not mutually exclusive but that sentimentality.
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. 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. Hardcover, 438 pages Taylor Trade List Price: 26.95 Chapter 10 As. The novel is set amid the events taking place. Margaret Mitchells Gone With the Wind: A Bestsellers Odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood By Ellen F. 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.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. Gone with the Wind is a novel by the American writer Margaret Mitchell. Gone With the Wind is said to be the fastest selling novel in the history of American publishing (50,000 copies in. : Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchells 'Gone With the Wind': 9780446502375: Ripley, Alexandra, Mitchell, Stephens: Books : Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchells 'Gone With the Wind': 9780446502375: Ripley, Alexandra, Mitchell, Stephens: Books Skip to main content.
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.īoth 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. It is also one of the best (New York Times). First published in 1936, this book is a historical novel set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War.
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. WINNER OF NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE
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