Books at Bedtime By Calming Anxiety - The Haunted House - By Virginia Woolf

A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf — Full Short Story Read Aloud | Sleep Story for Insomnia, Anxiety & Deep Sleep | Books at Bedtime



A calming bedtime story to help you fall asleep — the complete, unabridged short story A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf, narrated slowly and softly for anyone lying awake with insomnia, anxiety or a racing mind in the small hours.



Don't let the title worry you. This is one of the gentlest ghost stories ever written, and there is nothing in it to frighten anyone. A couple who died long ago move quietly through their old house at night, hand in hand, opening doors and looking for something they left behind. Here we left it, she says. Oh, but here too, he adds. They are careful not to wake the sleepers. And all the while, under the floorboards and behind the glass, the pulse of the house beats softly: safe, safe, safe. You can listen offline, any time you wake in the night, in the Anchored app —

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It is barely seven minutes long and reads more like a poem than a story — apples in the loft, a wood pigeon bubbling with content, rain sliding silver down the window, moonbeams spilling across the floor. There is no plot to hold on to and no ending to stay awake for. If you have a short window before sleep, or you want something to follow a longer reading, this is the one.



Woolf wrote it in 1921, and the thing the ghosts are searching for turns out to be very simple, and very kind. Perfect for anyone who finds classic literature and short audiobooks more restful than silence. If you drift off in the first few minutes, that is exactly what this reading is for.



This is our fifth Virginia Woolf reading in the Books at Bedtime series, following Kew Gardens, The Mark on the Wall, Solid Objects and The Lady in the Looking Glass — all of which are in the feed if this one suits you.



Books at Bedtime is the sleep story and classic audiobook series from Calming Anxiety, hosted and narrated by clinical hypnotherapist and former paramedic Martin Hewlett — alongside Coffee Break for the Soul and the daily ten-minute guided meditations for anxiety, panic attacks and sleep. If long-form bedtime stories for adults help you sleep, this series is written for those long, wakeful hours.



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A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf was first published in 1921 and is in the public domain.



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Sleep well. And until tomorrow …be kind.



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