Sleepy Time Tales Podcast Creating A Restful Mindset Through Relaxing Bedtime Stories

This year our story picks up at the coming of the Christmas Ghost. We learn about Ebeneezer’s sad childhood and his love for his dear sister. Well, we try, but sleep will come for you long before that event. Story (07:28) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sleepy-time-tales?ref_id=25247 or go directly to store.sleepytimetales.net or merch.sleepytimetales.net. I’d also like to issue a call. Any listeners with works up on TeePublic, please feel free to let me know and I’ll look at adding your stuff to my store. No promises, but I do have a few thousand monthly listeners, so that may help give you a boost. Find A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens https://www.gut

A dry read tonight as we learn the history of perspectives of the Universe. This one will definitely help you get a good night’s sleep. Story (08:07) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sleepy-time-tales?ref_id=25247 or go directly to store.sleepytimetales.net or merch.sleepytimetales.net. I’d also like to issue a call. Any listeners with works up on TeePublic, please feel free to let me know and I’ll look at adding your stuff to my store. No promises, but I do have a few thousand monthly listeners, so that may help give you a boost. Find Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14565 Suppor

More tales of the wicked bandit ‘King’ of the mountain. A lot of parochial attitudes to women, and a lot of unlikeable people abound in this episode. But will you still be awake when we reach the moment the narrator is struck by a beautiful woman? probably not. Story (07:31) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sleepy-time-tales?ref_id=25247 or go directly to store.sleepytimetales.net or merch.sleepytimetales.net. I’d also like to issue a call. Any listeners with works up on TeePublic, please feel free to let me know and I’ll look at adding your stuff to my store. No promises, but I do have a few thousand monthly listeners, so that may help give you a boost. Find The King of the Mounta

Our protagonist is learning more about our future and makes a slightly upsetting discovery about the future of humanity, as his sleep is disturbed. But yours won’t be. Story (06:43) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sleepy-time-tales?ref_id=25247 or go directly to store.sleepytimetales.net or merch.sleepytimetales.net. I’d also like to issue a call. Any listeners with works up on TeePublic, please feel free to let me know and I’ll look at adding your stuff to my store. No promises, but I do have a few thousand monthly listeners, so that may help give you a boost. Find The Time Machine by H.G. Wells https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35 New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic t

Apparently through most of the renaissance a woman’s place was to support her husband. But it’s still quite interesting to see how the relationships of composers worked out, but not interesting enough to keep sleep away. Story (07:21) New Merch Store!! I’ve partnered with TeePublic to setup a new merch store. But because I’m no visual artist I’m taking advantage of a great TeePublic feature that allows me to share the works of other creators; expose them to my audience, allow their work to be purchased, and receive a small cut myself. Check out the storefront at https://www.teepublic.com/stores/sleepy-time-tales?ref_id=25247 or go directly to store.sleepytimetales.net or merch.sleepytimetales.net. I’d also like to issue a call. Any listeners with works up on TeePublic, please feel free to let me know and I’ll look at adding your stuff to my store. No promises, but I do have a few thousand monthly listeners, so that may help give you a boost. Find Woman’s Work in Music by Arthur Elson https://www.gutenberg.org

Your insomnia will be challenged by tonight’s bedtime readings and we have not one, but two tomes about the operation of a mail service. Details of the day to day process of running a post office in Canada, and  proposal for an international mail service for Britain. One thing’s for sure is this won’t be keeping you awake tonight. Story (07:39) Find General Instructions for the Guidance of Post Office Inspectors in the Dominion of Canada by Alexander Campbell https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19414 And A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World by James MacQueen https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20702 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If yo

Not too much happens in this episode, so I’m sure you won’t have any trouble sleeping. Apparently this is an apocalyptic novel, but so far it’s just social manoeuvring. Of course that works out for the best. Story (07:18) Find The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Ch

Be warned, this episode about the history of Halloween gets a bit dark, bit I don’t think it’s anything too disturbing. You’ll be fast asleep as stories of the Sidhe and Christianity overwriting ancient harvest celebrations and the like wash over you in soporific detail. Story (07:21) Find The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth Edna Kelley https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20644 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/

A lot of sleep happens in this episode as Jane Bennet catches a cold. Also a lot of real Mean Girls stuff going on. But hopefully you’re asleep before we get to the real annoying people. Story (06:49) Find Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the store and get yours

Things were getting exciting when last we left this sleepy story, but life has settled down for our protagonists as they get to know their neighbours. This tale will for sure cure your insomnia as we start to get a few hints about the truth of their trip. Story (07:11) Find The Hill of Adventure by Cornelia Meigs https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57833 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to

Sleep is important on an evolutionary scale, but it’s a struggle for us in the year of 2021. Maybe the writings and musings of Charles Darwin can help, as we learn the basis for his philosophy, and how he was nearly beaten to publication! Story (07:20) Find On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1228 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepyti

While most Little Women readings have been funny and charming, things take a serious turn in tonight’s bedtime story. All ends well, despite some close calls, love wins out despite the challenges and you’ll be sleeping before you get there. Story (09:06) 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with

Tonight, we start with a deep history of the science of astronomy, back to the beginning of recorded history. And it’s both gripping and soporific. Sleep tight! Story (07:26) (04:38) 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 free, there are several ways you can support the show. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the store an

The long, long story of the development of the British Railway system is probably not interesting enough to keep you awake, as the soporific story of lines and stations drones on. Story (08:03) Find Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13271 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the store and get yourself so

Our narrator meets up with Mr Heathcliff and family, but invites himself around and makes things very awkward. We learn a bit of family history, which seems mostly bitter. But not all that much happens as the storm rolls in and you fall asleep. Story (07:02) Find Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate

A story about bedtime, at your bedtime. Not all is relaxing for our protagonist as he is accidentally exposed to another culture. Note to readers I did trim some of the casual racism out of this, hopefully nothing offensive slipped through. Story (08:37) (05:03) Find Moby Dick by Herman Melville https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2701 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate w

A person in Greece meets a young stranger who has a fascinating tale to tell. It’s a bit dry, as these stories tend to be, so you will be asleep before we get too far. Story (08:32) Find The King of the Mountains by Edmond About https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42096 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the store and get yourself some sl

Time to develop some skills as you prepare for sleep! Learn the principles and philosophy of reading fortunes in tea leaves. Learn the proper methods as well as get an exhaustive list of the symbols to expect and their meaning. Exhaustive? Did I mean exhausting? Story (08:21) Find Tea-Cup Reading and Fortune Telling by Tea Leaves by a Highland Seer https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18241 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in t

Sleep comes in tonight’s podcast as Mary starts to find herself more at home in the old mansion on the Yorkshire moors. Her new found curiosity starts to get the better of her as she explores the mystery of house and grounds while making friends with a friendly robin Story (08:48) Find The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/113 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a tip in the jar at me/sleepyti

We pickup our bedtime story with Watson prevailing on Holmes to investigate the mystery that the Scotland Yard detectives have called them out to. His skills are put on full display, and he believes he has solved the mystery within the hour. But prepare to miss this revelation when you fall asleep. Story (08:21) Find A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/244 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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edits https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales If you’re enjoying Sleepy Time Tales and would like to make a financial contribution, but would rather not commit to a monthly payment then check out Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can throw a t