Sleep Story 142 - The Book of The Sword
Tonight’s readings comes from The Book of the Sword. Published in 1884 and written by Richard Francis Burton, this book really helped me appreciate the importance of the sword and its place in the his...
17 Jan 202136min
Sleep Story 141 – Into the Frozen South
Happy New Year to everyone and hopefully you’ve been getting some deserved rest during this period. Tonight’s reading comes from Ïnto the Frozen South, a sea exploration story written by James Marr. T...
10 Jan 202136min
Sleep Story 140 – Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
Tonight’s readings comes from the Mansfield Park. Written by Jane Austen, the book tells the story of Fanny Price, a young girl who is sent from an impoverished family to reside with a family that off...
13 Des 202034min
Sleep Story 139 – Beyond Rope and Fence
Sleep Story 139 – Beyond Rope and Fence Tonight’s reading comes from Beyond Rope and Fence. Written by David Grew and published in 1922, the book tells the story from the perspective of a seasoned mar...
6 Des 202033min
Sleep Story 138 – Milly: At Loves Extremes
Tonight’s reading comes Milly: At Loves Extremes. The story talks of a romance that begins in the mountains between a mountaineer and a young woman called Milly. The book was written by Maurice Thomps...
29 Nov 202035min
Episode 137 - The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Tonight’s readings comes from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe has become in time, one of America’s greatest Poets. During his life however, his talent was known but his success was not a...
22 Nov 202035min
Sleep Story 136 – A Second Letter on The Late Post Office Agitation
Tonight’s reading comes from A Second Letter on The Late Post Office Agitation. It was written in 1850 by Charles Vaughan, a priest and a scholar who is concerned about changes at the post office that...
15 Nov 202036min
Sleep Story 135 - A Century's Progress in Astronomy
Tonight’s reading comes from A Century’s Progress in Astronomy. Written by Hector MacPherson and published in 1906, this book looks at the life of William Herschel, a pioneer in the field of Astronomy...
8 Nov 202035min
