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Pulitzer Prize winning ''Gone With The Wind'' author Margaret Mitchell typed letter signed on her personal stationery, dated 8 August 1936. Addressed to friend Henry Nevin, Mitchell writes a very personal letter less than two months following the publication of ''Gone With the Wind'': ''Long before your letter arrived I was itching to write you. Unfortunately, I could not because I have been ill, and even now am not permitted to use my eyes at all...as you know, the things the home-folks write about my book touch my heart far more than those written by outsiders. But what a plague it is to have bandaged eyes, and no marked ease at dictating! However, your letter and invitation call for an immediate answer, so I am not waiting until the indefinite day when I can do my own writing. I will be very frank with you about coming to Dalton. Nothing would please me more for my memories of my brief visit there are very happy. I had such a good time and everyone was so nice to me. However, I am afraid that trips, visits, and attendance at social functions are off my list for a long time. The reason I am laid up now is from the pressure of crowds and completely unexpected limelight. I haven't been strong since that accident a year and a half ago, when my back was injured. I look well and seem strong, but I cannot stand up for long periods, and I tire so very rapidly. You see I am being very frank with you, and going into these details, so that you and your wife, and that nice Mrs. Carter, will understand just why I am refusing your invitation.'' Letter runs 1pp., signed ''Margaret Mitchell Marsh''. Page measures 7'' x 11''. 2 small pieces of white tape affixed to top of verso, toning, minor creasing. Overall very good condition, with exceptional content.