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Gone with the Wind

Written by: Margaret Mitchell
Narrated by: Linda Stephens
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Publisher's Summary

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold.

Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire: darkly handsome Rhett Butler and flirtatious Scarlett O'Hara. Behind them stand their gentler counterparts: Ashley Wilkes and Melanie Hamilton. As the lives and affairs of these absorbing characters play out against the tumult of the Civil War, Gone With the Wind reaches dramatic heights that have swept generations of fans off their feet.

Having lived in Atlanta for many years, narrator Linda Stephens has an authentic ear for the dialects of that region. Get ready to hear Gone With the Wind exactly as it was written: every word beautifully captured in a spectacular unabridged audio production.

©1964 Stephens Mitchell (P)2001 Recorded Books, LLC

What the critics say

"Beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best." ( The New York Times)
"The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing." ( The Washington Post)

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Brilliant!

Right up there with Withering Heights. A classic everyone should enjoy. Margaret Mitchell has a wonderful grasp of history and the Civil War.

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A classic

This tome is exceptional, but the listener must remember it was written in a different time, the racially charged language and situations are shocking if you’ve never read this book or watched the movie/
A classic that, for its time, is timeless.

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Un vrai classique qui ne se démode pas. J'ai dévoré le livre. Quelle lectrice fabuleuse qu'est Mme Stephens

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An excellent reading.

My favorite book, movie and now audio. Well done. Kept me engaged all the way through

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Beautifully written and narrated

The is a beautiful story that draws you in and captures you. The narration is wonderful and fits all the characters so well.

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FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE! Linda Stephens makes sure you know who is speaking with her take on their voices, and it really makes this book fantastic.
I loved this story, but I'm not sure that I would have loved it as much without Linda dictating it.

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Will read many times over in my life

I've read this 3x now, 1 being through audible. Will forever love this novel and I find something new within its meaning every time I read it.

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the ultimate love story

what a story! so real you seem to be transported back in the time of the old South! epic!

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Wonderful

I started reading the physical copy of Gone with the Wind and loved the book but I started moving around a lot for school and it’s a big book to have in my bag when I’m going back home for just a weekend, so I decided to do the audio book so I’d have less to carry and this was perfect! It is such an amazing story and preformed so well! Highly recommend!

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A Great Listen

Right off the hop I will say obviously the book is super racist and does nothing to support women's rights; the time it was written and the subject it was written about, you have to know that is not pro black lives matter, or a feminist uplifting story. I was horrified to listen to it on speaker or in the car due to the vulgar language, however, the insight to that time period and the struggles that people went through blows my mind. As a black lives matter supporter, it just brings the injustice that has been faced for so many years to light, and in some cases, how not much has really changed in people's attitude towards race. Nothing about that time was handled well at all. Consider this before you listen.

The narrator did an awesome job. I liked listening to her. The accents weren't over the top. It was any easy 49 hours of listening.

The writer peaked my interest. It is so easy to get annoyed with Scarlett's stupidity, but at the same time cheer her on because she just got stuff done. It may have been selfishly motivated, but it was such a good story you just had to find out what happened next. I laughed out loud at the interactions between Rhett and Scarlett. They are by far my favourite couple. Melanie is such a strong character. I have so much more respect for her after listening to the story vs watching the movie.

I had previously watched the movie first, which was alright as a quick snippet into the time period with endless hate for Scarlett, but in comparison, the full story has so much understanding, so much content, so much more intense. It keeps you coming back for more even after yelling out at Scarlett for being such a selfish jerk. I'm glad I listened. It was worth it. So many emotions.

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