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Scholars and devoted readers of Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 classic novel have been arguing the book’s literary merits for ...

Arguably the finest Shakespearean actor of his generation, Ian McKellen recreates his recent stage performance of the tragic monarch in ...

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The most important person in Margaret Mitchell’s life was her mother Maybelle Stephens Mitchell. Maybelle was a powerful public ...

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One of the great writers of our time, Pat Conroy tells a poignant story of growing up in the South ...

Emmy- and Grammy-nominated actor Patrick Stewart, of "Star Trek" and "X-Men" fame, explains what young people can learn from Shakespeare ...

Born in 1900, young Margaret Mitchell was profoundly influenced by a violent race riot perpetrated by white mobs against innocent ...

The premiere of the blockbuster movie Gone With the Wind took place in Atlanta on December 15, 1939. But this ...

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In “Mother’s Day,” Nicaraguan poet Daisy Zamora eloquently expresses the dilemma of being a mother today, especially one who ...