The Sensible Thing: Part 1
Story exploring the changing nature of love. An young man is desperate to get on with his career, so that he can gain the status and money to win the hand of the girl he loves.
By F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Read by Stuart Milligan.
First published in 1924, Fitzgerald's beautifully observed short story explores the changing nature of love.
An ambitious young man is desperate to get on with his career, so that he can gain the status and money to win the hand of the girl he loves.
Abridged and produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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- Thu 24 May 201222:45BBC Radio 4
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