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Portrait of Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell books in order

American author and journalist

Lived
1900–1949
Country
United States
Books
4

Margaret Mitchell published 3 novels and 1 novella, beginning with Gone with the Wind (1936).

Updated September 2026

Where to start with Margaret Mitchell

Standalone novels in order

  1. Gone with the Wind (Jun 1936)

    934 pages★ 3.7 (52 ratings)Adapted for film

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  2. A Dynamo Going to Waste (1985)

    150 pages

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  3. Gone with the Wind Letters, 1936-1949 (1986)

    441 pages

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Novellas in order

  1. Lost Laysen (1996)

    127 pages

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Film and TV adaptations

About Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel that was published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel Gone with the Wind, for which she won the National Book Award for Fiction for Most Distinguished Novel of 1936 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. Long after her death, a collection of Mitchell's girlhood writings and a novella she wrote as a teenager, titled Lost Laysen, were published. A collection of newspaper articles written by Mitchell for The Atlanta Journal was republished in book form.

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Margaret Mitchell FAQ

How many books has Margaret Mitchell written?
Margaret Mitchell published 3 novels and 1 novella that we list, as of September 2026.
What order should I read Margaret Mitchell's books in?
Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Gone with the Wind.
What is Margaret Mitchell's last book?
Gone with the Wind (1936).
What is Margaret Mitchell's most famous book?
Gone with the Wind (1936) is Margaret Mitchell's most widely read book.
Which Margaret Mitchell books have been adapted?
1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Gone with the Wind (film, 1939).

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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.