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

For tonight’s sleepy story we pick up with our detective interviewing the victim’s land lady. The conversation is fruitful and leads in the direction of romance, jealousy, grief, and love. Story (09:16) Find The Mystery of a Hansom Cab by Fergus Hume https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4223 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

We pick up with our protagonist meeting far future descendants of humanity, they are small, beautiful, and apparently not very intelligent after millennia of lack of struggle. But things take a dark turn right after the point at which you should be asleep. Story (08:03) Find The Time Machine by H.G. Wells https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35 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 de

We left this story a long time ago. The tale of a wilful young woman, who has agreed to marry a wealthy suitor and they are starting to build their life together. There is tension in the relationship, but the whole thing is almost guaranteed to put you asleep because it is not exciting. Until a prodigal son returns! Story (07:46) Find The Orchid by Robert Grant https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/53711 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 thr

The tale turns a bit to the dark, so this is the last Sleep Time visit to The Cossacks. We go along with a unit of Cossack soldiers, then meet up with a Russian unit. It looks like conflict may be coming, but I won’t share that at bedtime. Story (07:56) Find The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852 by graf Leo Tolstoy https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4761 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

Remember how I described last week’s episode as interesting yet dry? Well, there’s no danger of being kept awake here. This is just dry and powerfully sleep inducing. Recording this was a struggle because I could barely stay awake. Story (07:23) Find Cosmos: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14565 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/s

Interesting yet dry is the ideal description for something that should help the listener sleep, and very suitable for the ancient history of tonight’s bedtime ‘story.’ The true history of Odoacer the ‘king’ of Rome and the history of the Vandals who operated in North Africa during this period. Story (07:01) Find The Dark Ages, 476-918 by Charles Oman https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61536 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

Learn a bit about the early life of Johan Friederich Overbeck. Well, try because it’s really dry and recipe to your mind drifting to sleep with boredom. His family history is actually quite interesting, but I doubt you will find out from listening to this snoozy episode. Story (07:10) Find Overbeck by J. Beavington Atkinson https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25073 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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

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. Story (07:29) 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 sleepwear,

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 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the store and get yourself some sleepwear, pillows, phones cases

  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 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me/sleepytimetales Want to we

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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Time Tales? Check out the stor

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 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate with Sleepy Ti

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 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me

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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…Buy Me A Coffee a

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 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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…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 paypal.me/sleepytimetales Want to wear or decorate

  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. You can support the show as a supporter on Patreon and receive a host of bonuses including Patron only episodes and special edi

The classic romance, full of wit and drama. But told how I tell it, a recipe for sleep. 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.

The great surrealist classic, considered by many to be unreadable. Maybe it’s the recipe for sleep? I didn’t know much about this going in. Truth be told I still don’t really. But it is fascinating and strange and I think it’s the recipe for a night of slumber. Story (06:54) Find Ulysses by James Joyce https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4300 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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleepytimetales this doesn’t require any account registration on your part. You can t

We pick up in the medieval period and learn about how women mostly helped the men in their lives with their music. :/ Historical records don’t seem to reflect women’s work in the creation of music in the historical periods. There are some records surviving, but it seems that as far as history is concerned the main thing women did was support their creative husbands. Story (07:46) Find Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20571 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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…Buy Me A C

The mysterious comet is coming, but for now it’s the musings of a man who regrets his youthful decisions. Maybe it’s me, but I didn’t expect a socialist tract from H.G Wells, and frankly I’m delighted. :D We have here a debate about society, capitalism and socialism, but there’s still the green comet in the sky, that bodes ill. Story (09:15) Find In The Days Of The Comet by H.G. Wells https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3797 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. 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 you can buy me a coffee over at, well,…Buy Me A Coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sleep