
Betrothed by Anton Chekhov
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Betrothed by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1903, this is Chekhov's last completed story. Nadya, a young woman, is engaged to b...
21 Aug 202250min

Little Lord Fauntleroy : Cedric, The Boot-Black and the Apple Woman
Fall asleep tonight to the continuation of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1886, this book was very popular and started a fashion trend in America. In this episode, Ce...
18 Aug 202240min

Momotaro or The Story of the Son of a Peach. A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Tonight's bedtime story is Momotaro or The Story of the Son of a Peach. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In this story, an old couple finds a giant peach, and inside it, a little ...
14 Aug 202227min

Far from the Madding Crowd: A Girl on Horseback by Thomas Hardy
Fall asleep tonight to the continuation of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Published in 1874, this was Hardy's first literary success. In this episode, Farmer Oak talks to Bathsheba Everde...
11 Aug 202240min

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Tonight's sleep story is Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published in 1839, this long novel chronicles the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and his family. In this episode, Dickens intro...
7 Aug 202243min

The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story
Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit. This story is taken from the Book Of Dragons, a collection of dragon fairy tales published in 1900. In t...
4 Aug 202232min

Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tonight's sleep story is Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in 1920 in Fitzgerald's collection of short stories, Flappers and Philosophers. Young Bryan Dalyrimple struggles...
31 Jul 202243min

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the opening chapters of the Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Published in 1872, it is a fantasy novel that inspired authors like Tolkein and G.K Cheste...
28 Jul 202230min





















