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Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Do you have trouble drifting off to sleep? My mission is simple. To help you relax, put the stressful day behind you and drift off to sleep. In every episode, I will read an old story in the public domain. So lie down, settle into your pillow, close your eyes, and let me read you a bedtime story to help you sleep.
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- Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
The Miraculous Pitcher - A Greek Myth Sleep Story
Tonight's sleep story is The Miraculous Pitcher - an adaptation of a Greek myth by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in 1851 in his collection of…
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The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells
Drift off tonight to The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1906, it is narrated by Redmond who recounts his…
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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1892, it is…
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Anne of Green Gables: Mrs Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified
Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of a listeners' favourite, Anne of Green Gables. This classic Canadian novel was published in 1908. It follows the…
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The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. If you like this episode, please…
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Oliver Twist: Relates How Oliver Twist Was Very Near Getting a Place by Charles Dickens
Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Published in 1837, this social novel explores the themes of poverty, class, and…
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Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville
Can't fall asleep? Drift off tonight to Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple…
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A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield
Tonight's sleep story is A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite…
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Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on…
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The Kiss by Anton Chekhov
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with The KIss by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. First published in 1887, it is the story of a loner…
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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with This Side of Paradise by F Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, it is Fitzgerald's first book. If you'd like to support…
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The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame
Tonight's story to help you sleep is The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. Published in 1898, it is the story of a dragon that would much rather relax and…
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The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit
Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit. Published in 1906, it is part of a series of books following the…
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Little Women: The Laurence Boy by Louisa May Alcott
Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the continuation of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Published first in 1868, it follows the lives of four…
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Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Man with the Twisted Lip, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the…
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The Three Bears & The Fisherman and His Wife - Fairy Tale Sleep Stories
Tonight, I read two stories - The Three Bears & The Fisherman and His Wife. Both collected in the Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. The Story of the Three Bears…
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Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Tonight's story to help you sleep is Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Published in 1853, it is the story of the fictional legal case Jarndyce vs Jarndyce and…
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The Golden Touch - A Greek Myth Sleep Story adapted by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tonight's sleep story is Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the Greek Myth, King Midas. It is a wonderful story about greed and appreciating what really…
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Sanditon by Jane Austen
Drift off tonight to Sanditon by Jane Austen. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app…
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Journey to the Center of the Earth: Famine, Then Victory, Followed by Dismay
Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. This novel was first published in 1864 in French and then in…
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
Tonight's snoozy tale is the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Published in 1881, it is the story of two boys, born on the same day, identical in…
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King Arthur and His Knights - A Mythical Sleep Story
Tonight's mythical sleep story is King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford. I recently watched (and enjoyed!) the show Merlin with my husband and was drawn…
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The Portrait Of A Lady by Henry James
Struggling to fall asleep? Drift off to The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. Published as a book in 1881, it is the story of Isabel Archer, a young American…
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Villette by Charlotte Bronte
Tonight's sleep story is Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Published in 1853, it was her last book published in her lifetime. In this episode, Polly comes to stay…
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Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Published in 1891, it is the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a peasant…
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The Wind in the Willows: The Wild Wood by Kenneth Grahame
Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is The Wild Wood, Chapter 3 of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This classic children's book was published…
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The Story of Pretty Goldilocks: A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is The Story of Pretty Goldilocks. A fairy tale by Madame d’Aulnoy adapted and collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. It is…
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Walden: The Ponds by Henry David Thoreau
Tonight's sleep story is Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Walden; or, Life in the Woods was published in 1854. In this episode, I read the ninth chapter "The…
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Emma by Jane Austen
Drift off tonight to Emma by Jane Austen. Published in 1815, it is Austen's last book published in her lifetime. It is the story of spoiled Emma Woodhouse and…
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Middlemarch by George Eliot
Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Middlemarch by George Eliot. Considered one of the great English novels, it was published in instalments in 1871…
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The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In this story, the Happy Hunter…
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Tonight's bedtime story is The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Serialised from 1844-1846, this story is one of Dumas' most popular works. It is the…
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Alice in Wonderland: Pig and Pepper by Lewis Carroll
Tonight's story to help you sleep is the continuation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also known as Alice in Wonderland. You can listen to…
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Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Red-Headed League, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collection of…
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Loki Sleep Story: The Magic Apples
Tonight's sleep story, The Magic Apples by Abbie Farwell Brown, features Loki - the Norse god of mischief. This story was published in the book In the Days of…
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Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Tonight's story to help you sleep is Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. Published as a serial from 1864, this is Gaskell's final novel. It follows the…
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The Brave Little Tailor: A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is The Brave Little Tailor. A Grimms' fairy tale collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Also known as The Valiant Little…
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The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Tonight's sleepy tale is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Published in 1922, it is the story of four disparate women who travel to a medieval castle…
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Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. Published in 1872, this story is one of Verne's most acclaimed…
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Anne of Green Gables: Marilla Makes Up Her Mind by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of a listener favourite: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This classic Canadian novel was published in…
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The Paradise of Children by Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Classic Myth Sleep Story
Tonight's sleep story is the Paradise of Children, a retelling of the classic myth of Pandora's Box by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This story was first published in…
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A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits
Happy Holidays! Our second episode of the week is a bit early. If you're stressed because of the holidays, listen to the conclusion of A Christmas Carol. Or…
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A Christmas Carol: The First of the Three Spirits
Tonight's story to help you sleep is the continuation of the Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In this episode, Scrooge is visited by…
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A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Tonight's sleep story is the Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This story following Ebenezer Scrooge truly needs no introduction. I hope…
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Old Christmas by Washington Irving
Tonight's bedtime story is an excerpt from Washington Irving's Old Christmas called Christmas Eve. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy me a…
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Published first in 1868, it follows the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo…
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The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather
Fall asleep tonight to the snoozy short story The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather. First published in 1896 under the pseudonym, Elizabeth L. Seymour, this…
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The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen : A Christmas Sleep Story
Tonight's story is our first Christmas sleepy tale: The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen. First published in 1844, it is the story of a fir tree that can't…
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Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the…
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The White Cat: A Fairytale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is The White Cat. A French fairytale collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. A prince is set the task of bringing his father…
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Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Struggling with insomnia this Thanksgiving? Fall asleep tonight with a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner. Published in…
- Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the story of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. First published in 1881, this book is one of the best selling books in the…
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Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Tonight's snoozy tale is Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. First published in 1915, this is one of Kafka's most well-known works. In this episode, Gregor Samsa…
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David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Tonight's bedtime story is David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Published in 1850, it is one of Dickens's most popular works and has been adapted numerous…
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Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, a story to help you fall asleep. First published in 1862, it is the story…
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Dracula by Bram Stoker
Happy Halloween! Tonight's sleepy story is Dracula by Bram Stoker. Published in 1897, this is one of the most famous stories in English Literature. Don't…
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Sleepy Hollow: The Conclusion
Tonight's spooky bedtime story is the conclusion of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. In this episode, Ichabod Crane joins the festivities at…
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Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Tonight's spooky bedtime story is the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Published in 1820, this is the story of Ichabod Crane, the town of Sleepy…
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The Time Machine: Arriving in 802,701 AD by H.G Wells
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the continuation of the Time Machine by H.G Wells. You can listen to the first chapters in Episode 9 published on March…
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Afterward by Edith Wharton: A Story to Help You Sleep
Need help drifting off to sleep? Settle in with tonight's bedtime story - Afterward by Edith Wharton. This short story was first published in 1910. Mary and…