Gone with the Wind

Interesting Facts

• The main character of the novel, Scarlett O'Hara, was named after one of Margaret Mitchell's favorite characters from another novel.
• Margaret Mitchell wrote most of the novel while bedridden due to a leg injury.
• The novel was originally titled «Tote the Weary Load» but was later changed to Gone with the Wind.
• The novel covers the period of the American Civil War and Reconstruction, providing a detailed depiction of life in the South during that time.
• Scarlett O'Hara was married three times throughout the novel.
• The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1937.
• Margaret Mitchell never wrote a sequel to the novel despite its enormous success.