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ⓘ About Margaret Mitchell
Margaret won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel in 1936 for “Gone With the Wind”. It is one of the most popular novels of all time, selling over thirty million copies. The novel was famously adapted into an Academy Award winning movie in the year 1939 which starred Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Olivia de Havilland. It became the highest grossing movie in Hollywood history, and won a record breaking amount of Oscars. Young Margaret, who was an avid reader, read “boys’ stories” written by G. A. Henty, along with the “Rover Boys” series by Edward Stratemeyer, and the “Tom Swift” series. Her mom read Mary Johnston’s work to her before she was able to read herself.
All Book Series by Margaret Mitchell
Before Scarlett: Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2000
I Want to Be Famous: The Writings of Young Margaret Mitchell
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2002
Gone with the Wind Letters
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1987 Co-authored · Richard Harwell
Dynamo Going to Waste: Letters to Allen Edee, 1919-1921
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 1989
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Margaret Mitchell?
Margaret won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 and the National Book Award for Most Distinguished Novel in 1936 for “Gone With the Wind”. It is one of the most popular novels of all time, selling over thirty million copies. The novel was famously adapted into an Academy Award winning movie in the year 1939 which starred Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, and Olivia de Havilland.
Which Margaret Mitchell series should I start with?
Margaret Mitchell's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Gone with the Wind (1936).
How many books has Margaret Mitchell written?
Margaret Mitchell has 7 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1936 and 2002. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Collections, Standalone Novels and Non-Fiction.
In what order should Margaret Mitchell's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 7 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Margaret Mitchell's books organised into series?
This guide splits Margaret Mitchell's 7 books into categories rather than numbered series: Collections (3 books); Standalone Novels (2 books); Non-Fiction (2 books).