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| Slip Box of the 25th Anniversary Edition of GONE WITH THE WIND. |
This week I started reading the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind (GWTW) by Margaret Mitchell. At a recent used book sale, I could not pass up a 25th Anniversary edition for only a few bucks. I love this printing: the paper stock is sturdy and the edition is peppered with illustrations by artist Ben Stahl.
The edition also includes a little, 23 page booklet that contains essays about the book, about the author, how the publisher secured the manuscript, several illustrations and figures, and a 1936 NY Times book review.
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| Front cover of the booklet included in the 25th Anniversary Edition. |
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| Illustration from the 25th Anniversary booklet. |
I have never watched the movie nor read the book. Within the past few years, I picked up an edition or two of the book but have not gotten around to reading it until now. I was so entranced with this edition that I could not help but start to read it. I'm trying to read a chapter each day during my morning reading session. It's a big book - 63 chapters spread out over 954 pages - so it's going to take a while. I'll probably watch the movie once I finish the book.
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| 25th Anniversary Edition (1961) GWTW book. |
So far I have finished five (5) chapters and am loving it. I'm spellbound by the characters and the narrative descriptions. How I wish I could write like that.
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Written Saturday 21 September 2019.
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