Who doesn’t remember that famous quote spoken by Clark Gable in Gone With The Wind?
In 1939 the movie adaptation made box office history as the highest grossing film ever and is still regarded as one of the greatest American classics. The film celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Set in 1860s Atlanta during the Civil War, the movie is based on Margaret Mitchell’s only novel that was first published in 1936. The book has the distinction of being the second best-selling book of all time (the Holy Bible is number one) with over 250,000 copies sold worldwide each year. Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for her efforts. Gone With The Wind tells the tale of 17-year old Scarlett O’Hara, the eldest of three daughters who lived a life of ease and comfort on their father’s plantation. That is, until the onset of the Civil War when their idyllic existence was threatened. Scarlett’s journey through both war and peace is mirrored in her turbulent relationship with Rhett Butler. Their love-hate romance spans ten years and mingles joy with grief, as the life they once knew disappe
