The SleepyTime Braacast

The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett , originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The novel has been adapted several times f...

Whistle's Call by Andy Gray is the next installment of his "Holvo" series about an idyllic Viking Village and it's denizens. Tove finds a new friend and is visited by the Norns. Andy is a supporter of the Braacast and began writing after being inspired by Erik's stories. Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in a soot...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [a] [b] is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams . Originally a radio sitcom broadcast over two series on BBC Radio 4 between 1978 and 1980, it was soon adapted to other formats, including both novels and comic books; a 1981 BBC television series ; a 1984 text adventure game ; stage shows; and a 2005 feature film . All Rights Reserved by C...

The Jungle Book is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling . Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli , who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Most stories are set in a forest in India ; one place mentioned repeatedly is "Seeonee" ( Seoni ), in the central state of Mad...

Emma is a novel written by English author Jane Austen. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates of Hartfield, Randalls and Donwell Abbey, and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in a soothing, calm voice...

Eve's Story by Mark Twain:  " Eve's Diary " is a comic short story by Mark Twain . It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar , in book format as one contribution to a volume entitled "Their Husband's Wives" and then in June 1906 as a standalone book by Harper and Brothers [1] publishing house.   Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the cla...

Happy New Year! The "Holvo" Series returns in Andy Gray's "Allthings Call." Eirik's Parents return, and the village completes its Longhouse and Votes for a Jarl.  Another great story was written for "The SleepyTime Braacast". Sweet Dreams Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in a soothing, calm voice are designed to...

Christmas In Modern Story: An Anthology of Holiday Stories:  "The Candle In The Forest" A young girl's Mother makes the best of the Holiday and offers guidance to a young boy. This is a story of the true spirit of Christmas. Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in a soothing, calm voice are designed to turn sleepless...

Dragons — of all sorts — make for marvelous fun, and this collection of madcap tales is filled with them. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. Can...

Dragons — of all sorts — make for marvelous fun, and this collection of madcap tales is filled with them. Some of the legendary monsters are funny and mischievous, others are downright frightening, and a number of them are wild and unpredictable. Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books.   C...

Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours ) is an adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne , first published in French in 1872. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to £1.9 million in 2019) set by his friends at the Reform...

Whispers Of Dreams by Andy Gray: The Holvo Series continues with our young adventurer Eirik. This time he gets his chance to hunt and gather but also learns some new information regarding his lineage. Once again we visit the idyllic Norwegian Village of Holvo, in another installment by Andy Gray. Let this story help you relax and let go of the "world".  Andy has been a fan and listener for some ti...

Robert Service was a British-Canadian poet born in 1874. He is sometimes referred to as the " Bard of the Yukon.” He spent some of his life in the Yukon Wilderness. On a personal note this is for My Father. Thank You to All of you for your support! Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in a soothing, calm voice are de...

Jane Eyre ( /ɛər/ AIR ; originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography ) is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë . It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. [2] Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its epony...

Gift Of Dreams by Andy Gray Andy is a longtime supporter of the Braacast and this is the second story to be contributed. Come visit the imagined village of "Holvo" where once again the spirit of the village shines through. See previous entries from Andy in "Guardian Of Sleep". Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping sheep. These tales, narrated in...

The Phantom of the Opera ( French : Le Fantôme de l'Opéra ) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux . It was first published as a serial in Le Gaulois from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte . [1] The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century, and by an apocryphal tale conc...

"A Tale For Halloween" is an excerpt from "The Green Forest Fairy Book" by Loretta Ellen Brady. A collection of 11 fairy tales about enchanted and magical creatures that do not appear to be duplicated anywhere else. Loretta Ellen Brady was an American author best known for this collection written in 1920. Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over for jumping she...

The Odyssey ( /ˈɒdɪsi/ ; [1] Ancient Greek : Ὀδύσσεια, romanized :  Odýsseia ) [2] [3] is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer . It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Iliad , the poem is divided into 24 books . It follows the Greek hero Odysseus , king of Ithaca , and his journey home after the Trojan War . Af...

A listener asked if I would do a sleep story for them about their lost furbaby...and I said "If you donate the story!" lol So here is the story of the sweet Norwegian Elkhound Kaja on her nocturnal adventure in a magical Norwegian Forest to sleep  at the foot of the Tree of Life. Forever to be a Guardian Of Our Dreams. Can't sleep? Let the dulcet voice of Erik Braa reading the classics take over f...

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twelve short stories by British writer Arthur Conan Doyle , first published on 14 October 1892. It contains the earliest short stories featuring the consulting detective Sherlock Holmes , which had been published in twelve monthly issues of The Strand Magazine from July 1891 to June 1892. The stories are collected in the same sequence, which is...

Part 2 : On The Road - Mole meets Mr Toad. The Wind in the Willows is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame , first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad , after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets into trouble. It also details short stories about them that are disconnected from the main narrative. The novel was...

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde [1] is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson . It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old friend Dr. Henry Jekyll and a murderous criminal named Edward Hyde. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is one of the most famous pieces of English litera...

The Picture of Dorian Gray is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde . A shorter novella -length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical Lippincott's Monthly Magazine . [1] [2] The novel-length version was published in April 1891. The story revolves around a portrait of Dorian Gray painted by Basil Hallward, a friend of Dorian's and an artist infatuated w...

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! The Magic Fishbone is a children's book written by Charles Dickens in 1867, who pretended that it was written by Miss Alice Rainbird, age 7. The book was one of four so-called "holiday romances" (his much more famous Christmas Carol is one of the others comprising this group). It was first published in a children's magazine in the United States and then reprinte...

A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens , set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution . The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revol...