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Stranger Than Fiction

Let George Do It · May 23, 1949 · 29 min · 5,150 words

The transcript of “Stranger Than Fiction”, an episode of Let George Do It first broadcast May 23, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Let George Do It plays Let George Do It free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Standard of California on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West Invite you to let George do it Stranger than fiction another adventure George Valentine personal notice changes my stock and freight If life's twisting you like a tornado and you want out you got a job for me George Valentine

right full details Dear Mr Valentine Spiting this letter is a hideous necessity. But arrival has come into my life. Or I should say, this woman has come back into my life. And in such a way as to cause me the kind of humiliation I will not throw at.

You may have read my husband's best-selling novel, The Awakening. Everyone else seemed to have... Well, I must know whether this particular woman is or is not the heroine of this tale of passion. This should be an easy enough assignment for you.

Please call me at my home so we can arrange an immediate appointment at your office. Sincerely, Victoria Beasley. Now, Brooks, see, that's what I call a world-shaking problem. Boy, you wouldn't make so light of it, my lad, if you'd read Samuel Beasley's book.

It was banned in Boston. One critic called it an emotional hot foot, 700 pages long. Well, I must get to this cultural milestone as soon as I've finished the Rover Boys in the Indian country.

Right now, I'm going to call Mrs. Beasley. Okay, Mrs. Beasley, I'll just sit here and wait until you stop prancing up and down. Mr. Valentine, you don't seem to appreciate the position my husband's placed me in with this book.

Yeah, Mrs. Beasley, have a chair. Nobody's made you look ridiculous. Friends don't stick her in whisper behind her hands every time you park. Look, please. So you can sit there with that superior smirk on your face.

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