Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation

**Hi friends, hopefully the last of these updates and reposts. I am clearing up nicely. I’m getting started on a new series of recordings over the weekend and a fresh episode will drop next week. Thanks for the patience, sleep well. Dave** In this episode the long boring recitation of many of the Italian masters of painting will help you fall asleep. It’s actually quite interesting stuff, just fai...

**Hi Friends, it’s me again. Turns out Swine Flu is quite bad, zero stars, do not recommend. I’m actually mostly fine, I just have a stubborn cough which means my breathing is struggling and my throat is sore most of the time. Obviously, this makes recording impossible, but I’m hoping that in the course of the next week I can start again and get some fresh snoozy stories out to you all. Thanks ver...

Magic in Nature in the Secret Garden – A Bedtime Story to Help you Sleep Hi friends. As I said, last week a nasty bug has done the rounds in my family and eventually got me. Turns out he bug was swine flu, so I did get fairly lucky but I do still have a rough voice. So I’m continuing my short break, I will start recording for the new year soon Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, see you in...

Hi friends. A nasty bug has been doing the rounds in my family and hit me just as it was leaving, so I don’t have the voice to be doing any recording. I’m taking this as a sign from the universe and taking a short break, so I will drop some fun readings from this year to enjoy over the holidays. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season, see you in the new year. Dave   In this week’s bedtime stor...

  Hi Friends. Apologies, I've been so busy with work the last few weeks I've been struggling to keep up with recording. Last week was a struggle and this week was just nothappening, but I don't want to leave you sleepless. Here's something from earlier this year.   In this strange story we pick up with the Duchess and the Empress building worlds with their minds. They then move on...

For this week’s bedtime story we return once again to the adventures of Lizzie Bennet as she visits her friend Charlotte as the new bride of Mr Collins.  She gets to know Lady Catherine a bit better and Mr Darcy comes to visit, but things are getting strange. Does he have feelings for her?  Find Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales...

I don’t know why I dropped this book over a year ago, maybe it was all the French names? So apologies in advance about the pronunciations as you get ready for sleep and we pick up learning about significant French women who were composers in the 19 th century. We then move on to the USA and learn of the many notable female composers there. Find Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson https://www...

This week as you prepare to sleep, I will tell you all about the moon. Learn about how eclipses work and what it was believed the surface of our celestial neighbour was like in the 1920s. Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39142 Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and...

For this week’s sleepy story we pick up with Bellarion well into the mysterious plot. He finds out what the plot is about, and learns something shocking.   Find Bellarion the Fortunate by Rafael Sabatini https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68411   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...

In this week’s sleepy story we finish off Ralph Waldo Emerson’s musings on nature and humanity’s place in the world.  It’s a relaxing meditation that I’m sure will lead to restful dreams.  Find Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29433   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free, there are several w...

Tonight’s story to help you sleep is our return to Anne of Green Gables. In this Anne is facing the fallout of her temper tantrum from previously. After she apologises she’s off to church for the first time where her impulsive nature seems kept in check, until Marilla hear some news.   Find Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales...

Bed time non-fiction this week sees us return to the Dark Ages and the reign of Justinian. Follow the African and Italian campaigns of the General Belisarius and find yourself falling asleep as Justinian’s reign ends and we learn of the bankruptcy of the remains of the Empire.   Find The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61536   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you...

This week’s sleepy story is from a lesser known Mary Shelly classic. Sleep will come as you learn about the history of Raymond’s friend Evadne. Unfortunately he is keeping secrets from his wife, so things start to go wrong.  But I’m confident you won’t be awake when the story goes bad  Find The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247   Supporting Sleepy Time...

Starting for some reason with learning about the educational system in the town of Rugby this week’s sleepy story continues the railway journey around Britain.  We then take the train from Coventry to Birmingham and learn about that city’s industrial history, but sleep will come to you very soon.  Find Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13271   Supporting Sleepy Ti...

For this week’s sleepy story we return to learning about the nesting habits of various birds, starting with the common and charming wood pigeon. There is some cruelty of nature here, but the charm of the actions of our feathered friends will help you settle down to sleep.  Find Birds and their Nests by Mary Howitt https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68416   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would l...

Settle down to sleep as we continue our bedtime reading of The Great Gatsby. Gatsby’s plan is coming to fruition, he’s back in contact with Daisy, but things aren’t going the way he dreamed.  As you drift off we will also learn a bit more about the mysterious Jay Gatsby and where he came from.   Find The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64317   Supporting Sleepy...

Drift off to the gentle rhythm of oars on the Aegean Sea. This quiet reading details the rise of Athens and its powerful navy, slowly recounting the historic defeat of Xerxes not as a clash of battle, but as a distant, soothing story. Let the measured history of ancient triremes and strategic triumphs lull you into a deep and peaceful sleep.   Find The Book of the Ancient Greeks by Dorothy Mills h...

Find your most comfortable position, and let the world above the waves gently fade away. Tonight, we are granted a rare and quiet invitation to step aboard the most marvelous vessel ever to sail the deep.  We descend into the pages of Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," where Captain Nemo himself is our soft-spoken guide. He will lead us on a tranquil tour of his leg...

As you settle into bed tonight, let your mind drift away from the present and journey back through the sands of time. We travel to the banks of the Nile, to a land of sun-baked brick and imposing stone. This episode gently reads from the meticulous pages of the "Manual of Egyptian Archaeology," guiding you through the formidable defensive architecture of ancient Egypt. We will speak slowly...

Settle in, get comfortable, and let your mind drift back to a time of quiet canals and whispered fortunes. Tonight’s tale is a gentle recounting of a most peculiar chapter in history, drawn from the pages of Charles Mackay's "Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions."  We'll wander through the lush gardens of the 17th century Netherlands, where a simple, beautiful flower—the tuli...

Prepare for sleep with this week’s reading, where we return to The Secret Garden. Ben Weatherstaff has discovered the children in the garden, and we learn about his time working for Colin’s mother. Colin decides to secretly get his strength back using the Magic he feels in the garden.   Story (01:27)   Find The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett   https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396 Suppo...

For this week’s sleepy reading we are returning to The Republic. Plato’s philosophical work that apparently means a lot to people who study philosophy. I just know this is really boring and I’m sure it will help you sleep. In this episode we are learning about perspectives on sport, medicine, music and justice and how they apply to an ideal society.   Story (01:37)  Find The Republic by Plato http...

In this week’s bedtime story, Beth’s illness continues so this reading we follow Amy’s trials staying with Aunt March. The Aunt is s nice lady, although old fashioned and Amy is unhappy. But she finds an ally in the maid. And back home, mother gets back from visiting father and everyone is glad to see her, although Jo is shocked to find that her parents are happy with a young man’s interest in Meg...

In this episode the long boring recitation of many of the Italian masters of painting will help you fall asleep. It’s actually quite interesting stuff, just fairly dry, especially the way I red it! 😊 Sleep well!  Story (01:27)  Find A History of Art for Beginners and Students: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25632   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like...

Sleep is inevitable as I go through the various travel schedules for steam ships traveling to and through the Mediterranean sea and a few other pieces of food and travel advice.   Story (01:18)   Find The Mediterranean : Seaports and sea routes https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73849   Supporting Sleepy Time Tales If you would like to support my work and help keep the podcast available and for free...