Gone with the Wind

By: Margaret Mitchell

Narrated by: Linda Stephens

Length: 49 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold.

Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire: darkly handsome Rhett Butler and flirtatious Scarlett O'Hara. Behind them stand their gentler counterparts: Ashley Wilkes and Melanie Hamilton. As the lives and affairs of these absorbing characters play out against the tumult of the Civil War, Gone With the Wind reaches dramatic heights that have swept generations of fans off their feet.

Having lived in Atlanta for many years, narrator Linda Stephens has an authentic ear for the dialects of that region. Get ready to hear Gone With the Wind exactly as it was written: every word beautifully captured in a spectacular unabridged audio production.

©1964 Stephens Mitchell (P)2001 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"Beyond a doubt one of the most remarkable first novels produced by an American writer. It is also one of the best." ( The New York Times)
"The best novel to have ever come out of the South...it is unsurpassed in the whole of American writing." ( The Washington Post)

Lived up to its hype

It hooks you right away and doesn't let go. ...ever. My heart is still aching.

beautifully! Epic! Satisfying!

I loved it. The history, the characters, the places. the story of love and loss. Scarlet's perseverance in the face of so much heart ache.

The most wonderful story. Narration perfect

What made the experience of listening to Gone with the Wind the most enjoyable?

How have I lived this long and never experienced this book?

Who was your favorite character and why?

I can't choose only one.

Which character – as performed by Linda Stephens – was your favorite?

Scarlet of course!

Who was the most memorable character of Gone with the Wind and why?

Melanie. Simple love and it's power.

Any additional comments?

Simply the best story and narration in all my years with Audible!

Great book, great narration

The content of the book really needs no review from me since people have loved it for years, but I will say a few words about it. It would be easy to pick this apart because of our politically correct atmosphere in this country. Many of the attitudes expressed are a little hard to take in light of the way we think about race relations today. However, if you can accept those things as an attempt by the author to express the attitudes of the people of whom she wrote, there is a great deal of wisdom in the book. There is also a great deal of history woven into the story-line. This book was, in fact, one of the books that led me to declare history as my major many years ago.
As for the performance, I can hardly say enough. I don't know enough to say just how accurate the narrator is with her renditions of various dialects, but she certainly makes them believable. Several different southern accents as well as an Irish brogue are represented in the book, and she handles them all admirably.

Easy listening

Linda Stephens does such a good job reading. It was easy to listen to and follow the story line. Her voice flowed easily from dialogue to descriptive text making it a delightful experience. If you haven't listened to Gone With The Wind you have missed an enthralling story telling experience.

I wondered what the big deal was, now I know

I found this book truly enthralling, I listened to the whole thing in less than a week. The narration encaging and not to be missed. I do understand the racist overtones of this book. And know that many of the images portrayed are stereo types. Looking beyond those negatives the book is every thing it is hyped to be.

So take an imaginary journey to the south and discover just how selfish scarlet really is.

I loved the ending abs understand that Margaret Mitchell wrote that first.

Wonderful!

Where does Gone with the Wind rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of my favorite listens so far! I love Linda Stephens narration! It really made the story better thanks to the southern accents and perfect inflections. I really enjoyed the characters and descriptions of this amazing classic novel!

What did you like best about this story?

The characters and the narration.

Classic worth listening to over and over again!

Where does Gone with the Wind rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of the best books ive ever read and listened to! Loved every minute of it. :)

What did you like best about this story?

Everything

What does Linda Stephens bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Awesome accents :)

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes! Both!

Any additional comments?

No

Wow! Just. Wow!

The book is just incredible. Margaret Mitchell is an incredible author! To me, it is one of the greatest books ever written. As an audiobook, it just blew me away. I can't even describe the emotions I felt while listening to this book. The narration was fantastic. I'm sure most of us know that poor narration will ruin even a great book. But Linda Stephens does such a amazing job! I especially loved her voices for Rhett and Scarlett. I haven't enjoyed another audiobook as much as I enjoyed this one. Truly impressed.

wow much different than i thought

awesome story, but sad story. reveals all of the grim truth of reality during hard times and also the reality of "reaping what you sow"