Gone with the Wind in 2 volumes and Shopper - I wish I were reading now, not all this

According to legend, the creation of the novel "Gone with the Wind" began when Margaret Mitchell wrote the main phrase of the last chapter: "Scarlett was never able to understand any of the men she loved, and thus lost them... both." The subsequent work on the piece lasted about ten years and required immense dedication and hard work from the writer. In her quest to penetrate the very spirit of the era, Mitchell meticulously studied the history of her native Atlanta, using newspapers and magazines from the mid-19th century. On the pages of her manuscript came to life the accounts of eyewitnesses of the Civil War and family legends. Some scenes Mitchell rewrote four to five times, and as for the first chapter, the writer was satisfied only with the 60th version! The novel, released in the spring of 1936, had unprecedented success and immediately broke all records for popularity and circulation in the entire history of American literature. The film adaptation of the same name, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, won 10 Academy Awards and became one of the most famous films in the history of world cinema.