't any good and that she was ashamed of it. One of the writers remarked that she didn't think Margaret took life seriously enough to become a successful novelist, and found fault that the manuscript had never been rejected by a publisher. "I've been refused by the very best publishers. But my book is grand," she told Margaret. "Everybody says it will win the Pulitzer Prize. But, Peggy, I think you are wasting your time trying. You really aren't the type." Margaret became angry and stayed that way when she arrived home. She grabbed up what manuscript she could lay her hands on, forgetting the envelopes that were under the bed and in the pot-and-pan closet. She then went to the hotel and caught Latham just as he was about to leave to catch the train. Having no room in his bags, he bought an extra suitcase to carry the large pile of envelopes that Margaret gave him. When she cooled down Margaret realized what she had done. But by that time Latham was engrossed in her manuscript on a train bound for New Orleans. And the rest, as they say, is history. Macmillan's spring 1936 catalog devoted a full page to announcing the novel's debut, but a typographical error escaped the eyes of its proofreaders, and it referred to the book as Come With The Wind. Macmillan initially placed a print order for 10,000 copies and planned its release on May 5,1936. Then the Book-of-the-Month Club named the novel as its feature selection for July 1936. Because of this, Macmillan delayed the formal release date to June 30,1936. But the publisher still shipped copies to bookstores in May. 10,000 copies of GWTW were in print before the official release date had even arrived. Therefore, a true first edition of Gone with the Wind will read, opposite the title page, "set-up and electrotyped. Published May, 1936. ...
