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The Sensible Thing
Cover art C. Coles Phillips, painting for a 1920 Sheaffer Pen advertisement
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald 15 audiobooks with Academy Voices
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Christopher Garcia
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Romance

The Sensible Thing

by F. Scott Fitzgerald · read by Christopher Garcia · 34 min

George O'Kelly is young, poor and in love with Jonquil Cary, but Jonquil will not marry a man without money. She breaks off their engagement.

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George O'Kelly is young, poor and in love with Jonquil Cary, but Jonquil will not marry a man without money. She breaks off their engagement. So George goes to South America to make his fortune. Months become a year, and a year becomes more. When he returns, he is rich and she is waiting. Things are not as simple as they were. F. Scott Fitzgerald's story of love, timing and what happens to feelings when you have to wait for them, read by Christopher Garcia in about half an hour. For readers who like Fitzgerald's gift for the ache of wanting something at exactly the wrong time.

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Details
Length
34 min
Narration
Solo narrator
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
October 2024
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798875189067
Cover art
C. Coles Phillips, painting for a 1920 Sheaffer Pen advertisement
Questions
Who narrates The Sensible Thing audiobook?

This edition of The Sensible Thing by F. Scott Fitzgerald is narrated by Christopher Garcia.

How long is The Sensible Thing audiobook?

It runs 34 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.

Is this audiobook narrated by a real person?

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