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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Jacob Stolworthy

Gone with the Wind publishers brand novel ‘racist’ and ‘harmful’ at start of new edition

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The publishers of Gone with the Wind have branded the book “harmful” and “racist” in a new trigger warning.

A new edition of Margaret Mitchell’s epic novel, released by Pan Macmillan, contains a caution at the start warning readers of its “problematic” content.

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