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The end of the world may be coming, but the interpersonal problems will have you fast asleep before anything much happens. We follow along with our protagonist and we learn his personal history and that of his family’s disgrace.
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Find The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247
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If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
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Title: The Forest in Winter at Sunset
Artist: Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon)
Date: ca. 1846–67
Medium: Oil on canvas
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Our unlikeable protagonist escapes the island to be rescued. But is his saviour even more of a scoundrel? It may be the case. But you may never know once you fall asleep.
Story (07:47)
Find The Ship of Coral by H. De Vere Stacpoole
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54437
Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
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If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
Title: The Fishing Boat
Artist: Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)
Date: 1865
Medium: Oil on canvas
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436012
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A young woman goes with her sister and her sickly Aunt to ‘convalesce’ where she meets a friendly neighbour and finds herself entangled in a strike where things start to go bad.
While this may sound fascinating I promise that the way I tell it you will still be lights out very soon.
Story (07:14)
Find The Hill of Adventure by Cornelia Meigs
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57833
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Artist: Mary A. Hallock Foote, American, 1847–1938
Engraver: John Henry Ellsworth Whitney, American, 1840–1891
Publisher: The Century Company
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The lives of the March girls begin to intersect with Laurie, the lonely boy next door. Their light and life give him new interests and passions. And his dear old Grandfather takes a delighted interest in Beth and her passion for music.
Story (08:01)
Find Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/514 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales
If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
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Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
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Two Young Girls at the Piano
1892
Auguste Renoir
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An interesting, but dry, insight into the importance of many scientific discoveries from a 19th Century perspective. Includes details about the techniques of different types of printing, so truly snooze inducing.
Story (07:38)
Find A Historical Account of Useful Inventions and Scientific Discoveries by George Grant
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53613
Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
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Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
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F. W. H. Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. 2008, cat. no. (Stradanus) III, 341, ii, p. 15.
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Apologies for something with very traditional gender roles baked in, but this is an interesting mix of stunningly boring and good advice for everyone trying to keep house. Even if the advice on how to maintain a coal stove isn’t exactly pertinent.
But hey, at least you’ll get a good night’s rest.
Story (07:13)
Find Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20557
Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
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If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
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Ever wondered what it takes to run a group of Post Offices in 19th Century Canada? No?! Well, good news. You won’t find out because this is guaranteed to help you sleep! Tonight I share with you an endless list of rules and regulations so soporific it was almost impossible to record and edit.
Story (07:00)
Find General Instructions for the Guidance of Post Office Inspectors in the Dominion of Canada by Alexander Campbell
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19414 Support Black Owned Businesses: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/ Supporting Sleepy Time Tales
If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
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If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
Image by Brigitte makes custom works from your photos, thanks a lot from Pixabay
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Travel through the mysterious realm under the Earth as our protagonist works with, loses, and finds an old friend, encounters some bears and climbs a mountain to find his way.
Story (07:25)
Find Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/605
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We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
Patreon$5 Patrons
If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
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I got a bit sick this week and couldn’t do much recording. So here is an assortment of sleepy short stories normally reserved for $5 a month patrons. Take a listen and see what you’re missing out on. Or don’t because you’ll be snoring before long.
Story (07:52)
The Apparition of Mrs Veal by Daniel Defoe
From The Great English Short Story Writers
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10135
When the Gods slept
From Time and the Gods by Lord Dunsany
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8183
The Old House
From The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27200 Support Black Owned Businesses: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/ Supporting Sleepy Time Tales
If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
Patreon$5 Patrons
If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
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Most people know of this story in passing. Of Mr Darcy and Lizzy Bennet. But how close is it to the various series and movies? You may never know with me reading it to you. 😊
Story (07:02)
Find Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several ways you can support the show.
We have a new sponsor partner with BetterHelp. A low cost, secure, online therapy service.
Sleepy Time Tales listeners get a 10% discount on your first month. Go to https://trybetterhelp.com/sleepytime to try it out or to https://sleepytimetales.net/betterhelp-mental-health/ to learn more.
Support this podcast
Patreon$5 Patrons
If you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit.
So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.
Image by No-longer-here from Pixabay
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Welcome to 'Sleepy Time Tales,' your go-to podcast for soothing bedtime stories! 🌙✨
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