Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults

Tonight’s reading comes from The Mystery of Easter Island This story is a first-hand count of a voyage to Easter Island. It was written by Mrs Scorsbey Routledge and published in 1919. 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 background while you sl...

Tonight’s reading comes from Our Street. Written by William Makepeace Thackeray and published in 1848, this story looks at life in London during the 1800’s. 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 background while you slowly fall asleep. Thank to y...

Tonight’s reading comes from The Peacock Feather. Written by Leslie Moore, this book follows the story of Peter, a journeyman with a story of his own. Firstly, happy new year and a happy holiday season. I wish you and your families the best 2023 that you can possibly have. I know last year was a difficult one for many, and I’m grateful to play a part in your life by allowing you to get the sleep y...

Tonight’s reading comes from Marie Antoinette by Hilaire Belloc. I wish all of you a merry Christmas, as we prepare for the holiday season. 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 background while you slowly fall asleep. If you find the podcast ben...

Tonight’s reading comes from Lessons in Chalk Modelling. Written by Ida Cassa Heffron, and published in 1900, this story looks at the new method of Map Drawing, as it was 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 is so important and my mission is to help you get the rest you need. The podcast is designed to play in the back...

Tonight’s reading comes from A Horse’s Tale. Written by Mark Twain and published in 1907, this story is written from the perspective of a horse. 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 background while you slowly fall asleep. Thank you to all the l...

Tonight’s reading comes from Twice Round the Clock by George Augustus Sala This story looks at London life in the mid 1800’s. 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 background while you slowly fall asleep. Thank to you all the listeners who reache...

Tonight’s reading comes from The House of Quiet by Arthur Christopher Benson. This is the autobiography of Arthur Christopher Benson, who reflects on his life and the home to which he resides in. 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 background w...

Tonight’s reading comes from, Korea and her neighbors, by Isabella Bird Bishop. This story is a traveller’s account of their visit to Korea in the late 1800’s, long before Gangnam Style and during a time when the country was largely unknown to the wider world. 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 r...

Tonight’s reading comes from, True Love. Written by Sarah E Farro, this story looks at domestic life in England, during the late 1800’s And thank you to Chris, for your lovely review on Podcast Republic. As always, I am extremely grateful to all of the Patron supports and Anchor Sponsors, who support the show financially with a monthly contribution. Whether it is $1.00 or $5.00, you monthly contri...

Tonight’s reading comes from Coal and the Coal Mines. Written by Homer Greene and published in 1889, this story looks at coal from the beginning, how it was formed, how it is mined, and everything in between. 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...

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 and my mission is to help you get the rest you need. The podcast is designed to play in the background while you slowly fall asleep. I’m truly honoured that you have ch...

Tonight’s reading comes from The Making of a Mountaineer. This book was originally published in 1924 and written by George Ingle Finch. Climbing a mountain with today’s equipment and technology can be challenging enough. It’s impressive to hear about how this was done in the early 1900’s. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important and my mis...

Tonight’s reading comes from History of Scientific Ideas. Written by William Whewell and published in 1858, this book looks a where scientific ideas came from, as well the thought involved in achieving them. 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...

Tonight’s reading comes from The filtration of public water-supplies. Published in 1905 and written by Allen Hazen, this book looks at the early days of large-scale water filtration, beginning in the mid 1850’s. 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...

Tonight’s reading comes from On the Architectural History of Chester Cathedral. Published in 1864, this story looks at, you guessed it, the Architectural history of Chester Cathedral. As Australia is a relatively new country, I’m always so envious of the historical architecture that other countries have. We do have Koalas though so I shouldn’t complain. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people ev...

Tonight’s reading comes from Through a pocket lense. Written by Henry Shcherren and published in 1897, this book looks at the pocket lense and the microscope. It’s fascinating to think how long these tools have existed, but also about how far we have come. 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...

Tonight’s reading comes from Nearest the Pole.  Published in 1906 and written by Robert E Peary, this story follows some of the Arctic travels that took place in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. 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 background w...

 This book was published in 1912 and reflects upon those seemingly innocent but magical moments that we all experience in childhood. Those moments before we worried about what other people thought and where we let our imaginations run free. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important at any time, and my mission is to help you get the res...

Tonight’s reading comes from A Book for the Hammock. Published in 1887, this story was written by William Clark Russell. 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 background while you slowly fall asleep. Thank you to everyone who shared their words o...

Tonight’s reading comes from, ancient Rome in the English novel A study in English historical fiction. Published in 1923 and written by Randolph Faries, this book reveals just how prevalent Ancient Rome is when it comes to English novels. 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 podc...

Tonight’s reading comes from Evolution and Adaption. Written by Thomas Hunt Morgan and published in 1908, this book looks at the adaptive features of species across the animal kingdom. Animals are all designed to do different things and this book looks at some of the amazing things they do. My name is Teddy and I aim to help people everywhere get a good night’s rest. Sleep is so important and my m...

Tonight’s reading comes from, The Heart of the Railroad Problem. Published in 1906 and written by Professor Frank Parsons, this book looks at some of the issues that plagued the railway industry in the early 1900’s. 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...

Tonight’s reading comes Science and the Modern World. Published in 1925 and written by Alfred North Whitehead,  this book looks at science and pilosphy in the early 1900’s. 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 background while you slowly fa...

Tonight’s reading comes from, Letters to a Young Housekeeper, by Jane Prince. Published in 1917. This book looks at the different aspects of tending to a house, written in the form of letters. 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. I am grateful that you have chosen this podcast to ass...