Tonight's snoozy tale is the continuation of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell. Published in 1877, this book was her only published work. It is one of the first English novels to be written from the perspective of an animal. In this episode, Black Beauty saves his owner during a storm from an unstable bridge, and then Beauty is trapped in a burning stable.
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Tonight's bedtime story is The Little Mermaid. The original version of the fairytale is not like the Disney version of the story!
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Fall into a deep sleep tonight with the old English fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk. There are a number of versions of this tale. This version was retold by Flora Annie Steel and published in 1918.
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Tonight's sleep story is A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, retold by Edith Nesbit. You might know the story of Hermia and Helena, their love square ,and the mischievous sprite Puck originally written by William Shakespeare. This adaptation by Edith Nesbit condenses and simplifies the story but the end remains the same. If you're still awake, the other two stories are As You Like It and the Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. In this episode, Jane is invited to Netherfield and falls ill while there. Elizabeth goes to Netherfield to attend to her. Interested in more sleepy content or just want to support the show? Join Just Sleep Premium here: https://justsleeppodcast.com/support
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Drift off tonight to over 3 hours of your favourite Sherlock Holmes mysteries: A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, The Red Headed League and The Man with the Twisted Lip.
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Feeling stressed? Relax with tonight's bedtime story, the continuation of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. Published in 1883, this adventure novel has been adapted numerous times and heavily influenced the modern depiction of pirates. In this episode, Jim travels to Bristol to board the Hispaniola. He meets Long John Silver.
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Tonight's bedtime stories are The Adventures of Kintaro and The Story of Urashima Taro. Japanese fairy tales compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki.
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Tonight's bedtime story is A White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett. Published in 1886, it is the story of a young girl named Sylvia who moves to the countryside to live with her grandmother. She meets a young hunter searching for a rare bird and must decide whether to tell him she saw it while exploring the woods.
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Tonight's story to help you sleep is Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. The sequel to Alice in Wonderland, in this book, Alice explores a new world through the mirror in her sitting room.
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