#156 - The Verdict

Here's a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, The Nightingale and The Rose. It's a story about love and loss with a weird twist. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/902. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Aug 201921min

Here's part 2 of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. I read the first part in Episode 7. It's a little creepy... too much? This one was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy. Just like I like it! For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Aug 201925min

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman was requested by a listener. I had never read it before, but it's great. Bucolic and a bit creepy. Just like I like it! It was long, so I've split it up over episodes 7 and 8. I hope you like it. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1952. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 Aug 201926min

This is the extended version of Goblin Market, a beautiful and bizarre poem by Christina Rossetti. It's an hour long and has no introduction. There are sounds I recorded at the creek behind my cabin in the background. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. To read this poem and more by Christina Rosetti, you can download her public domain book for free https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16950. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Aug 20191h

Goblin Market is a beautiful, weird, long poem by Christina Rossetti. It has a strange history and was supposedly written for children... Really? Google it if you want to know more. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com.If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep.To read this poem and more by Christina Rosetti, you can download her public domain book for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16950. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 Aug 201929min

This is the extended version of the traditional Japanese fairy tale written by Yei Theodora Osaki. It's 45 minutes long and has no introduction and some sounds of nighttime at the creek in the background. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com.If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep.You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Aug 201945min

This Japanese fairy tale by Yei Theodora Ozaki tells a story about kindness, with a few demons thrown in for good measure. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3 Aug 201929min

An extended length (31 minutes) episode with nature sounds and no introduction. I recorded some sounds from a different part of the creek for this longer version of Episode 4, and when the story ends, the creek sounds continue to the end. I hope you like it. For a searchable, tagged index of all the episodes or to make a request, go to https://www.listentosleep.com. If you'd like to support the podcast, please leave a review where you listen or become a patron at https://patreon.com/listentosleep. You can read this story (and other public domain classics) for free at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32572. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 Juli 201931min