Book and Library Trivia

After finding this photo of Margaret Mitchell surrounded by foreign editions of  Gone with the Wind, I became curious about how many languages the novel was published in.  It is published in 75 different languages, and over 30 million copies in print.

John Marsh donated the typewriter and Margaret's book collection to the Atlanta Public Library. Margaret was a regular user and huge supporter of libraries.   The Margaret Mitchell Collection is located in Special Collections on the 5th floor of the Atlanta-Fulton Library System at the Central Library and Library System Headquarters at One Margaret Mitchell Square in Atlanta, GA.   According to a June 1st, 2011 USA Today article" Classic Novel Gone with the Wind Turns 75 " by Craig Wilson, the Pequot Library in Connecticut has parts of the original manuscript, but this could not be verified in their Special Collections Introduction and Guide.   It would be interesting to see parts of the original manuscript, but even better would be to read the parts left-out.

After e-mailing the Pequot Library, I received the following response from the Special Collections Librarian, "We do have typewritten pages of the last 3 chapters of Gone With the Wind. When they are not on display, they are locked up and not available. "