Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults

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What's Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults about?

The Sleep Podcast that reads you a short story to try and help you sleep.

The stories are read in slow English so they can also help listeners everywhere improve their English and improve their listening, while getting a good night's rest.

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Sleep Story 203 - The South...

06.19.2022

Tonight’s reading comes from The South Country. Written by Edward Thomas and published in 1909, this book explores southern England and how it was in the early 1900s My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get ...

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06.19.2022 Sleep Story 203 - The South Country Tonight’s reading comes from The South Country. Written by Edward Thomas and published in 1909, this book explores southern England and how it was in the early 1900s My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get ...
06.10.2022 Sleep Story 202 – Henry James at Work Tonight’s reading comes from Henry James at Work. Written by Theodora Bosanquet and published in 1920, this story looks at the famed author, Henry James. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s ...
06.02.2022 Sleep Story 201 - George Bernard Shaw: His Plays Tonight’s reading comes from George Bernard Shaw : His Plays. Written by Henry L Mencken and published in 1905, this book explores the famed playwright and political activist, George Bernard Shaw. My name is Teddy and I aim to help ...
05.19.2022 Sleep Story 200 – The Hollow Earth Tonight’s reading comes from The Hollow Earth, by F. T. Ives. Published at 1904, it looks at the theories about what was beneath the Earth’s surface. These theories were formed in the early 20thcentury, and a lot has been learned ...
05.05.2022 Sleep Story 199 – Secrets of Polar Travel Tonight’s reading comes from Secrets of Polar Travel, by Robert E. Peary. Published in 1917, this story explores the ice, and the ships that allow us to get there. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere ...
04.29.2022 Sleep Story 198 – Some English Gardens Tonight’s reading comes from Some English Gardens. Published in 1904, this story looks at English gardens at the turn of the 20th century. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep ...
04.15.2022 Easter Message - Wishing you a happy break My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. I would like to say Happy Easter where ever you are, and I hope that you’re keeping safe and well. I’ll be taking a ...
04.07.2022 Sleep Story 197 – A Treatise on Adulterations of Food And Culinary Poisons Tonight’s reading comes from A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons, by Fredrick Accum. Published in 1820, it’s surprising to hear about the ways in which food was adulterated in the early 1800’s My name is Teddy and ...
04.01.2022 Sleep Story 196 – Outland Tonight’s reading comes from Outland. Written by Mary Austin and published in 1910, this book will take you to nature while you slowly drift off. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s ...
03.24.2022 Sleep Story 195 – Rocks and Their Origins Published in 1912 and written by Grenville A J Cole, this story looks at rocks and where they came from. I must say, it’s the perfect sleep to help bore you to sleep. My name is Teddy and I aim ...
03.17.2022 Sleep Story 194 - Tractor Principles Published in 1920 and written by Roger B Whitman, this story looks at all the moving parts, that makes a tractor work. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is ...
03.03.2022 Sleep Story 193 – The Art of Home Furnishing and Decoration. 100 years ago. It was written by Frank Alvah Parsons My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important and my mission is to help you get the rest ...
02.24.2022 Sleep Story 192 – The Village in the Jungle Tonight’s reading comes from The Village in the Jungle, published in 1913. This story explores Ceylon (Now Sri Lanka) in the early 1900’s. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep ...
02.17.2022 Sleep Story 191 – The Meccas of the World Tonight’s reading comes from The Meccas of the World. Published in 1913, by Anne Warwick. This story starts off in New York, as it was during the early 1900’s. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere ...
02.10.2022 Sleep Story 190 – Bee Keeping Tonight’s reading comes from Bee-Keeping. By "The Times" Bee-Master. Published in 1864, this book looks at the art of beekeeping in the mid 1800’s. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. ...
02.03.2022 Sleep Story 189 – The Fourth Dimension Tonight’s reading comes from The Fourth Dimension by C Howard Hinton. Published in 1906, this book takes a scientific look at the fourth dimension and its properties. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a ...
01.20.2022 Sleep Story 188 – The Call of the Wild by Jack London Tonight’s reading comes from The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Published in 1903, this book explores the Canadian wilderness in the late 1800’s My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s ...
01.13.2022 Sleep Story 187 – Father Thames, by Walter Higgins Tonight’s reading comes from Father Thames, by Walter Higgins. This book explores the Thames River, a London icon that is known around the world. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. ...
01.06.2022 Sleep Story 186 - The A B C of Relativity Tonight’s reading comes from The A B C of Relativity by Bertrand Russell . Published in 1925, this book looks at Eintstein and the theory of relativity My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a ...
12.30.2021 Sleep Story 185 – Rubber Hand Stamps and the Manipulation of Rubber Tonight’s reading comes from Rubber Hand Stamps and the Manipulation of Rubber, written by T. O'Conor Sloane. This book looks at the history of rubber, when it was first discovered and ultimately put to practical use. My name is Teddy ...
12.18.2021 Sleep Story 184 – Mountain Paths Tonight’s reading comes from Mountain Paths by Maurice Maeterlinck. This book looks at the supernatural, and the path between life and the afterlife. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep ...
12.09.2021 Sleep Story 183 – The American Printer: A Manual of Typography My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important and my mission is to help you get the rest you need. The podcast is designed to play in the ...
12.02.2021 Sleep Story 182 – Coasting Bohemia Tonight’s reading comes from Coasting Bohemia. This story ventures through several eras, as we closely look at the life and culture that belonged to each of them. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a ...
11.24.2021 Sleep Story 182 - Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie Tonight’s readings comes from Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie. Originally published in 1898, John McDougall takes us through life in the Canadian North-West in a time that is long past, but not forgotten. My name is Teddy and I aim ...
11.18.2021 Sleep Story 181 - Animal Life in Field and Garden There are lots of creatures that exist in the Garden and Field. Quite often, we don’t even know they’re there. This book takes a look behind the scenes of the garden and field. My name is Teddy and I aim ...
11.11.2021 Sleep Story 180 – Casey Ryan Tonight’s readings comes from Casey Ryan. Written by B.M. Bower and published in 1921, Casey Ryan is a story about a ruffian who lived in Nevada, during the time when cars began replacing horse and carriage. Casey comes across as ...
11.04.2021 Sleep Story 179 – Story of the Automobile Tonight’s reading comes from, the Story of the Automobile. Published in 1917, we will listen to the origins of the Automobile and how it became what it is today. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere ...
10.21.2021 Sleep Story 178 – Style and the Man Tonight’s reading comes from Style and the Man. Published in 1911, this book looks at the literary style of some of the great authors of the last two hundred years. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people ...
10.13.2021 Sleep Story 177 – Highways and Highway Transportation Tonight’s reading comes from, Highways and Highway Transportation. This book was published in 1923 and written by George R Chatburn My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important ...
10.07.2021 Sleep Story 176 - The Life of Col. James Gardiner Tonight’s reading comes from The Life of Col. James Gardiner which was published in 1799. It’s a story about the early life of Col. James Gardiner and ultimately leads to his transition into a life of a higher meaning. My ...
09.30.2021 Sleep Story 175 - A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-making Tonight’s reading comes from A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-making, by Sylvester Graham Most people love bread, but we don’t often pay enough attention to how bread is made. This story is all about bread and bread-making and I look ...
09.24.2021 Sleep Story 174 - The Modern Clock Tonight’s readings comes from The Modern Clock, A study of Time Keeping Mechanism; Its Construction, Regulation and Repair. Written by Ward L Goodrich, this book is an instruction manual for any good apprentice that wants to become a clock maker ...
09.15.2021 Sleep Story 173 - Unnoticed London Tonight’s reading comes from Unnoticed London, by Elizabeth (E.) Montizambert London has so many landmark sites and buildings. As is the case everywhere, many of these landmarks tend to go unnoticed. This book looks at what some those unnoticed landmarks ...
09.08.2021 Sleep Story 172 - The Art of Building a Home Tonight’s readings come from the Art of Building a Home. The book was published in 1901 and written by Reginald Unwin. It is a collection of lectures and illustrations of different styles of homes at the turn of the 20th ...
09.02.2021 Sleep Story 171 – Half Hours with Modern Scientists Tonight’s reading comes from Half Hours with modern scientists, written by T. H. Huxley Prepare for a journey through science and physics, as this lovely reading helps you drift off into dreamtime. My name is Teddy and I aim to ...
08.25.2021 Sleep Story 170 – Wildwood Ways Tonight’s reading comes from Wildwood Ways written by WINTHROP PACKARD. Written in 1909, this story will take you on a magical journey through the woods, where you’ll meet many of the animals that live within it. It reminds me of ...
08.18.2021 Sleep Story 169 - The Preservation Of The Exterior Of Wooden Buildings Tonight’s reading comes from The Preservation Of The Exterior Of Wooden Buildings which was published in 1911. Written by Allerton S. Cushman and Henry A. Gardner, this book explores the many ways of preserving wooden buildings through painting and other ...
08.11.2021 Sleep Story 168 - A Speech on the Principles of Finance Tonight’s reading comes from A Speech on the Principles of Finance. This speech was written by Victoria C Woodhull and delivered at Cooper Institute, New York City, Thursday, August 3rd, 1871 My name is Teddy and I aim to help ...
07.28.2021 Sleep Story 167 - Home Life in Tokyo Tonight’s reading comes from Home Life in Tokyo, as it was in the early 1900’s and also during its earlier years. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so ...
07.21.2021 Sleep Story 166 - The Bee Hunter Tonight’s reading comes from A Bee Hunter, by George Harold Edgell. It is told by an experienced beekeeper and looks at all the fascinating things you need to consider when keeping bees. My name is Teddy and I aim to ...
07.14.2021 Sleep Story 165 - The Mayor of Casterbridge Tonight’s reading comes from The Mayor of Casterbridge. The book was published in 1886 and written by English Author, Thomas Hardy. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so ...
07.07.2021 Sleep Story 164 – A Traveler at Forty Tonight’s reading comes from A Traveler at Forty. It’s a lovely story about an American gentleman’s journey around Europe, during the time where you needed to take a boat, instead of a plan. The book was published in 1913 and ...
06.23.2021 Sleep Story 163 - Dubliners Tonight’s readings comes from Dubliners. Published in 1914 and written by James Joyce, Dubliners is a series of short stories that depicts Irish middle class life at around the turn of the 20th Century. My name is Teddy and I ...
06.16.2021 Sleep Story 162 – Adventures in Journalism Tonight’s reading comes from Adventures in Journalism. Written by Philip Gibbs, this story looks at the life of a journalist living in the early 1900’s in England. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a ...
06.09.2021 Sleep Story 161 - The Youth of Washington Tonight’s reading comes from The Youth of Washington. Told in the form of an autobiography, the book is written by S Weir Mitchell and looks at the early life of George Washington My name is Teddy and I aim to ...
06.02.2021 Sleep Story 160 - 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 look to have postal ...
05.26.2021 Sleep Story 159 - The Personal Relation in Industry Originally published in 1917, John D Rockefeller Jnr discusses the importance of Personal Relation and cooperation in industry, during and around the turn of the 20th century. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a ...
05.19.2021 Sleep Story 158 - 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. It’s amazing to think how far we’ve ...
05.11.2021 Sleep Story 157 - The Ethics of Cooperation Tonight’s readings comes from the Ethics of Cooperation by James Hayden Tufts. Published in 1918, the principles in this book still ring true today. It’s amazing how far we have come and how much we can accomplish through cooperation with ...
05.04.2021 Sleep Story 156 - The Republic by Plato Tonight’s readings come from The Republic, by Plato. Written in approximately 375 BC and translated many years later by Benjamin Jowett, the story looks at society in Ancient Greece. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere ...

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