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Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell
Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
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When Gone with the Wind appeared in 1936, it became on overnight sensation. Nothing like it in American literature had ever been seen. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and become one of the most celebrated films of all time. It has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and been translated into 27 languages.

Gone with the Wind is both an historical novel and an examination of the bewildering changes that swept Georgia in the 1860s. The novel begins just before the Civil War opens and ends in 1871. During those intervening years Mitchell’s novel illustrates the struggles of the Georgians who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction eras.

Here are the most famous characters in American literature: handsome, controversial Rhett Butler; spoiled, flirtatious Scarlett O'Hara; aristocratic gentleman Ashley Wilkes; and saintly Melanie Hamilton. As the lives of these and other equally fascinating characters play out against the chaotic background of war and Reconstruction, Gone with the Wind scales heights of human drama that have rarely been reached.

©1936 Margaret Mitchell Estate (P)2020 Audio Connoisseur
Classics War Civil War

Critic Reviews

“The narrative is excruciatingly vivid. For days after reading Gone with the Wind, the reader lives the experiences of the characters Margaret Mitchell has given the world.” (London Times)

“No reader can come away without a sense of the tragedy that overcame the planting families in 1865 and without a better understanding of the background of present-day Southern life.” (The New York Times)

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Wonderfully rich storytelling…

So many layers to this novel, it took me a little while to get used to the narrator, however after a while I couldn’t imagine the tale being narrated by anyone else.

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Fantastic narrator

The narrator was fantastic. Made the story come to life. The story is a classic. Highly recommended.

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Great story

Lovely to have read the story after all these years. I really enjoyed it, in spite of some difficult sections.
The ending was sad in one way, but I was so tired of Scarlett and her selfishness, that it was justice.

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Soo very long

Soo very long and the in-depth of war history lost me a bit. The narrator was droll very tiresome to listen to. He was terrible at the female characters. There need to be a female voice.

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Epic!

Brilliant story masterfully told! Such well constructed characters and descriptions. An unputdownable book from start to finish!

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Loved this

Well read, such a great story, loved this audio book. A must listen, will now read the book.

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Hanging on every word

Amazing! From the story itself, to the narration. Will be reaching for this one again in the not too distant future 🙂

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All time favourite

Except the voices for female characters, which switched me off, but I picked it up again and made to the last. Love it

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Narrator was outstanding! The deep velvet voice of Rhett.. you felt it all through this long saga!

The narrators voice captured the velvet deep voice of Rhett Butler, the voice of Ashley, Melanie, Scarlett, Mammie, the Irish, Yankees , every character .. led us through the emotions of this long saga! At the end I cried in disbelief and regret along with Scarlett! I didn’t want the story to end! It’s the second time I’ve listened to this story, and I will listen to it again. Outstanding! Unforgettable!
I can’t fault this narrator, the production, including the musical interludes. Such a bittersweet love story.
I’d rate it the best audible book I’ve ever listened to.

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Devastatingly tragic

What The Great Gatsby should have been. A brilliant and and confrontingly tragic depiction of trauma and love. If you can look beyond the unself-conscious racism of the context it was written in, you will engage a story better than Anna Karenina and on par with War and Peace.. I read 100+ books every year, all of which are a minimum of 30 years old and literary, and this is in my top 3 of all time.

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