Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind : a bestseller's odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood

Format:

Book

Title:

Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind : a bestseller's odyssey from Atlanta to Hollywood

Other title(s):

Gone with the wind

Author:

Brown, Ellen Firsching, 1969-

ISBN:

9781589795679

9781589796928

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

ix, 379 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

This woman has something : 1900-August 1935 -- A manuscript of the Old South : August 1935-January 1936 -- In cold type : February-March 1936 -- A book with definite possibilities : April-May 1936 -- Fanning the flame : May-June 1936 -- The making of a colossal upper-case success : June-July 1936 -- That book about the wind : August-October 1936 -- The reluctant celebrity : Fall 1936 -- Gone with the Wind, Inc. : December 1936-April 1937 -- Defending Scarlett's honor : Spring-December 1937 -- From Greenland's icy mountains to India's coral strand : 1938 -- Me and my poor Scarlett : 1939 -- Toting the weary load : December 1939-1942 -- Reconstruction : 1943-Summer 1947 -- A bolt from the blue : Fall 1947-August 1949 -- Inherit the wind : August 1949-1959 -- Minding Scarlett's business : 1960-May 1983 -- Tomorrow is another book : June 1983-2011.

Summary:

Documents the cultural importance of Margaret Mitchell's famous novel, discussing the writing process, reception by the publishing industry, numerous authorized and unauthorized translations, and the iconic film adaptation.

Personal Subject:

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. Gone with the wind.

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949-Film adaptations.

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949. (OCoLC)fst00013385

Title Subject:

Gone with the wind (Mitchell, Margaret) (OCoLC)fst01357855

Subject(s):

Best sellers -- History -- 20th century.

Publishers and publishing -- History -- 20th century.

Book industries and trade -- History -- 20th century.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

History.

Added Author:

Wiley, John, 1958-

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Ellen F. Brown is a rare book dealer and freelance writer specializing in stories about antiquarian books and the rare book industry. She lives in Richmond, Virginia. John Wiley, Jr. owns one of the largest collections of Gone With the Wind memorabilia in private hands, including every American edition of the novel and over 600 foreign editions. He writes a quarterly newsletter, The Scarlett Letter, for GWTW fans and collectors.

Author Notes

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the landmark film, this volume charts Mitchell's course from unpublished author to enduring, international success. Brown, a rare book dealer, and Wiley, who has for 25 years published a quarterly Gone With the Wind newsletter, set aside exegesis in favor of the lesser-known "insider" look at one of publishing's benchmark phenomenon, the book industry during the 30s and 40s, the toll that fame exacted upon Mitchell and her husband John Marsh, as well as the challenges of building and preserving a legacy. Featuring key players in Mitchell's story-including her brother and lawyer Stephen Mitchell, friends Lois Cole and Allan Taylor, Macmillan editors, producer David O. Selznick, and others-the authors expertly turn even the most technical subjects into an adventure. Whether contending with onerous contracts, copyright infringements, unauthorized editions, betrayals, and other problems stemming from sudden acclaim, Mitchell remained grounded in principles, responding with grace and a firm insistence on accuracy. She is revealed here as a most humane figure in a sobering, affective examination of celebrity that is also a testament to perseverance. Photos. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Any novice writer who aspires to pen a phenomenally successful novel will come away wide-eyed from this detailed and well-documented account of the creation, publication, and ongoing product management of Margaret Mitchell's famous novel of the Civil War South, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Freelance author Brown and Gone with the Wind collector Wiley take readers on the journey from Mitchell's typewriter to Hollywood, showing how much care is required to maintain legal rights when it comes to publication, movie production, and merchandising, not to mention the 1930s price wars between drugstore book racks and traditional bookstores. The authors show the genesis of the novel itself, which Mitchell started as a way to fill time as she recuperated from an ankle injury. Once she completed the manuscript, prepublication interest grew. Before long, she found herself coping with fan mail and autograph seekers. The book concludes with current efforts by Mitchell's estate to uphold the copyright, which expires in 2031. VERDICT This will appeal to all fans of the book or the film, as well as popular literary history buffs and writers.-Joyce Sparrow, Kenneth City, FL (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Cast of Characters	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
1 This Woman Has Something: 1900-August 1935	p. 27
2 A Manuscript of the Old South: August 1935-January 1936	p. 41
3 In Cold Type: February-March 1936	p. 41
4 A Book with Definite Possibilities: April-May 1936	p. 57
5 Fanning the Flame: May-June 1936	p. 75
6 The Making of a Colossal Upper-case Success: June-July 1936	p. 91
7 That Book About the Wind: August-October 1936	p. 105
8 The Reluctant Celebrity: Fall 1936	p. 119
9 Gone With the Wind, Inc.: December 1936-April 1937	p. 137
10 Defending Scarlett's Honor: Spring-December 1937	p. 153
11 From Greenland's Icy Mountains to India's Coral Strand: 1938	p. 175
12 Me and My Poor Scarlett: 1939	p. l89
13 Toting the Weary Load: December 1939-1942	p. 209
14 Reconstruction: 1943-Summer 1947	p. 231
15 A Bolt from the Blue: Fall 1947-August 1949	p. 249
16 Inherit the Wind: August 1949-1959	p. 269
17 Minding Scarlett's Business: 1960-May 1983	p. 287
18 Tomorrow Is Another Book: June 1983-2011	p. 303
Epilogue	p. 323
Acknowledgments	p. 325
Notes	p. 329
Bibliography	p. 359
Index	p. 367

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