![]() ![]() ![]() These books offer up a reportedly different point of view than the original and assume a sensibility more catered to a Russian audience. There is even an entire series of unauthorized Russian sequels written by a collective of writers all publishing under the name Audrey D. Over the years, numerous sequels have been published, some authorized and some not. However, Gone with the Wind has endured and is still counted among the ranks of the world's most popular novels. During her life, Mitchell refused to write a sequel to her best seller in spite of urging from publishers, not wishing to undermine the integrity of a story she viewed as complete. It's hard to say what other works could have come from Mitchell, but it is a near surety that a follow up to Gone with the Wind was out of the question. While some of her early works were posthumously publish, none have reached the epic fame as her famous novel featuring Scarlett O'Hara. She died after being struck by a car at the age of forty-eight. This fact is even more remarkable when considering that it was Mitchell's only finished novel and her only fiction publication in her lifetime. In addition, it was adapted into an equally famous film that still holds records to date. ![]() Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell is one of the most undisputed popular novels in the world, winning the Pulitzer Prize and having the unusual distinction of being outsold only by The Holy Bible. ![]()
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