Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell (Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell) was born on November 8th, 1900. Margaret passed away August 16th, 1949 at 48 years old. Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta, USA.

Margaret Mitchell is known for writing in the Historical Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction, and Classics genres.

Margaret Mitchell was the author of the Margaret Mitchell Collections series which consists of 3 novels. The Margaret Mitchell Collections series started in 2000 with the novel Before Scarlett: Girlhood Writings of Margaret Mitchell. The most recently released novel in the Margaret Mitchell Collections series was I Want to Be Famous: The Writings of Young Margaret Mitchell which was released in 2002. There are no upcoming novels for the Margaret Mitchell Collections series.

Margaret Mitchell: Lists & Other Mentions

• Gone with the Wind:
  1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1936 and 1937.
  2. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
  3. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
  4. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
  5. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
  6. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
  7. The Guardian: 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman Selection in 2003.
  8. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
  9. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
  10. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
  11. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1936 and 1937.
  12. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
  13. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
  14. Oxford American: The Best Southern Novels of All Time Selection in 2009.
  15. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
  16. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
  17. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
  18. Gilmore Girls: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge Selection in 2007.
  19. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.

Gone with the Wind was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1936 and 1937.

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5. Anita Shreve, author of the Fortune's Rocks Quartet Series.
6. Barbara Taylor Bradford, author of the Emma Harte Series.
7. Fiona Valpy, author of: The Dressmaker's Gift.
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10. Jojo Moyes, author of the Me Before You Series.

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