Gone with the Wind is a story about a young Southerner, the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner in Georgia, whose carefree youth ends with the outbreak of the Civil War. In an instant, the girl had to grow up: her mother died, her father was ill, and the Yankees plundered her native estate. This book has become the most beloved for several generations of women, and nothing equal to it has been created to this day. Years and years pass, but Gone with the Wind does not age, and now new readers will have to laugh and cry, love and suffer, fight and hope with the magnificent Scarlett O'Hara ... The first part of the epic novel Gone with the Wind— classics of American literature of the 20th century. — An international bestseller. The novel has gone through more than 70 reprints, has been translated into 37 languages and has sold over 30,000,000 copies worldwide. — According to a survey conducted in 2014, Gone with the Wind ranks second in popularity in the United States, second only to the Bible. — Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. — Winner of the National Book Award. Released in 1939, the film adaptation won eight Academy Awards and holds the title of the highest—grossing film in history, adjusted for inflation. — An edition in the "Exclusive Classics" series — in a convenient pocket format and a familiar design.