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Fall Asleep in a Quiet Victorian Manor | History Sleep Story
A Victorian country house stands almost empty while its owners spend the summer in London. Behind the closed shutters, a small household of servants keeps the rooms, gardens, and quiet routines of the old estate.
You don't need to stay until the last candle goes out. The house will be just as peaceful if you fall asleep along the way.
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Tonight: We visit an English country house around 1880, during the months when the family has gone to London for the Season. The housekeeper and a handful of servants remain behind, covering furniture with brown holland, tending the empty rooms, and…
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