Best Stories To Fall Asleep To Podcasts (2024)

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Edgar Allan Poe Masque of the Red Death Bedtime Story 20:23

16h ago20:23

20:23

Want to fall asleep quickly? Try this bedtime story for adults! Featuring Edgar Allan Poe's famous story, The Masque of the Red Death, this one is a dark and sinister mystery. Read in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading will help you get to sleep no time. In a desperate bid to escape a deadly plague, Prince Prospero hosts a lavis…

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Classic Ghost Stories for Bedtime 59:01

6d ago59:01

59:01

Want to fall asleep quickly? Try these bedtime ghost stories for adults! Includes two classic ghost stories, The Ghost Ship and The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall! Read in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading will help you get to sleep no time. The Ghost-Ship by Richard Middleton: Amidst the desolation of the Arctic, Sir Henry Penda…

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Sleepy Hollow Sleep Audiobook 1:38:18

8d ago1:38:18

1:38:18

Want to fall asleep quickly? Try this bedtime ghost story for adults! This is a special podcast, containing the full length audiobook of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, famous for the headless horseman! Read in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading will help you get to sleep no time. This spooky tale is perfect for Halloween or any ti…

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Bedtime Story 22:53

15d ago22:53

22:53

A sleep audiobook in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading from Frankenstein will help you fall asleep fast! The full title is Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley, also known as Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley. In the shadowed halls of Ingolstadt, driven scientist Victor Frankenstein breaches the boundaries…

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Through the Looking-Glass Sleep Story (Alice #2) 25:13

22d ago25:13

25:13

A sleep audiobook in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There will help you fall asleep fast! This is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, #2 in the series. That book was the basis for the famous film, Alice in Wonderland. Alice steps through a mesmerizing looking gl…

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Sleep Story 31:36

29d ago31:36

31:36

Having trouble sleeping? Try this bedtime story for adults! A sleep audiobook in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will help you fall asleep in no time. This is the first book in the series, which is the inspiration for the famous film, "Alice in Wonderland." Follow young Alice as she tumbl…

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Markheim, a Dark Bedtime Story by Robert Louis Stevenson 52:13

1M ago52:13

52:13

Want to fall asleep quickly? Try this bedtime story for adults, featuring a short story from Robert Louis Stevenson, most famous for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Treasure Island. Read in a whisper or calm reading style, this relaxing reading will help you get to sleep no time. In "Markheim," a man, consumed by inner turmoil, seeks refuge in an antiq…

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Christmas on the Desert by Ethel Twycross Foster 7:17

3y ago7:17

7:17

Tonight I am reading to you from "Little Tales of the Desert" by Ethel Twycross Foster.

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The Father of Santa Claus by Charles Battell Loomis 9:31

3y ago9:31

9:31

I'm reading to you from "The Four-Masted Cat-Boat and Other Truthful Tales" by Charles Battell Loomis. "The Father of Santa Claus" is about an author's manuscript; not, as you may think, Santa's father. Please enjoy listening.

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Camping in the Winter Woods, chapter 1, Into the Wilderness 30:55

3y ago30:55

30:55

Tonight I'm going to start reading to you "Camping in the Winter Woods - Adventures of Two Boys in the Maine Woods" by Elmer Russell Greger

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The Fairy Flower by Henry Ward Beecher 10:23

3+ y ago10:23

10:23

This evening I'm reading to you from "The Emerald Storybook". Please enjoy "The Fairy Flower" (adapted from "Norwood") by Henry Ward Beecher and sleep well tonight.

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The Maiden's Dream by Alice Ruth Moore 15:00

3+ y ago15:00

15:00

Tonight I'm reading to you from "Violets and Other Tales" by Alice Ruth Moore

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The Daisy by Hans Christian Andersen 14:05

3+ y ago14:05

14:05

Goodnight I'll be reading to you from Short Stories by Hans Christian Andersen. This is a story of a bird and a daisy.

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A Desert May Party by Ethel Twycross Foster, LLB 12:52

3+ y ago12:52

12:52

Tonight I am reading to you from "Little Tales of the Desert" by Ethel Twycross Foster

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Tree of Life - May 44:59

3+ y ago44:59

44:59

Tonight I'll be reading from "The Open Window: Tales of the Months" by Mabel Osgood Wright. Please enjoy: V. Tree of Life. May - The Planting Moon

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Mixed Days of May and December by Richard Jefferies 13:44

3+ y ago13:44

13:44

Tonight I'm going to read to you again from "Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" collected by his widow

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The Point of View by Stanton Davis Kirkham 20:07

3+ y ago20:07

20:07

Tonight I'm going to be reading to you from "In the Open: Intimate Studies and Appreciations of Nature" by Stanton Davis Kirkham. "The Point of View" grabbed my attention in the first sentence: "Nature is in herself a perpetual invitation".

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Hours of Spring by Richard Jefferies 53:59

3+ y ago53:59

53:59

Tonight I'm reading to you from "Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" collected by his widow

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Gifts by Ralph Waldo Emerson 13:47

3+ y ago13:47

13:47

Read from "The Oxford Book of American Essays", "Gifts" was originally published in 1844.

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Buds and Bird Voices by Nathaniel Hawthorne 31:53

3+ y ago31:53

31:53

Tonight I will be reading to you "Buds and Bird Voices" (from "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Nathaniel Hawthorne, written in 1843.

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The Birds of Spring by Washington Irving 16:30

3+ y ago16:30

16:30

I'm reading to you from "Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies" by Washington Irving. Please enjoy listening to "The Birds of Spring" and sleep well tonight, my friends.

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"A Spring Idyl" and "An Inverted Spring Idyl" 7:20

3+ y ago7:20

7:20

A fun little comparison about the sound of spring bells from a city boy versus a country boys point of view. I'm reading to you from "The Four-Masted Cat-Boat and Other Truthful Tales" by Charles Battell Loomis.

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A Flower of April by Alice Brown 19:21

3+ y ago19:21

19:21

Tonight I am reading to you from "Country Neighbors" by Alice Brown. please enjoy listening to "A Flower of April.

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The Immigrants - April 45:55

3+ y ago45:55

45:55

Tonight I'll be reading from "The Open Window: Tales of the Months" by Mabel Osgood Wright. Please enjoy: IV. The Immigrants. April - The Goose Moon

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The Sober, Industrious Poet, and how he Fared at Easter-Time by James L. Ford 12:05

3+ y ago12:05

12:05

Tonight I am reading to you from "The Literary Shop, and Other Tales" by James L. Ford. I hope you enjoy listening to "The Sober, Industrious Poet, and how he Fared at Easter-Time"

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Snowdrop by Mr. & Mrs. L. K. Lippincott 9:23

3+ y ago9:23

9:23

This evening I'm reading to you from "Old Wonder-Eyes; and Other Stories for Children". "Snowdrop" is a lamb found in early spring. I hope you enjoy listening and can sleep well tonight.

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The Snowdrop by Hans Christian Andersen 5:52

3+ y ago5:52

5:52

This evening I'm going to be reading to you about Spring's first flower, "The Snowdrop".

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Araminta and the Automobile by Charles Battell Loomis 16:57

3+ y ago16:57

16:57

This evening I'm reading you a funny little story from "The Wit and Humor of America" edited by Marshall P. Wilder, Volume X. I hope you enjoy listening to "Araminta and the Automobile" and that you sleep well tonight.

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A Patrick's Day Hunt by Martin Ross and E. Oe. Somerville 9:01

3+ y ago9:01

9:01

Reading to you tonight from "Some Irish Yesterday's" by Martin Ross and E. Oe. Somerville. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you

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The Luck of the Roses by Laurence Housman 17:30

3+ y ago17:30

17:30

This evening I'm reading to you from "Moonshine & Clover" by Laurence Housman.

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The Ghost and His Wives 7:07

3+ y ago7:07

7:07

Read to you from "West Irish Folk Tales and Romances" collected and translated by William Larminie, 1893

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The Landscape Garden by Edgar Allen Poe 30:46

3+ y ago30:46

30:46

Tonight I'm going to rain to you from "The Works of Edgar Allan Poe" by Edgar Allan Poe in five volumes, The Raven Edition

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The Vandoo - MARCH 52:48

3+ y ago52:48

52:48

Tonight I'll be reading from "The Open Window: Tales of the Months" by Mabel Osgood Wright. Please enjoy: III The Vandoo. March - The Moon of Snow Blindness

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When Jack and Jill Took a Hand by Lucy Maud Montgomery 39:52

3+ y ago39:52

39:52

To help you sleep tonight I'm going to read to you from Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. Montgomery. Please enjoy listening to "When Jack and Jill Took a Hand"

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The Mortal Immortal by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 47:53

3+ y ago47:53

47:53

Tonight I will be reading to you from "Tales and stories" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Please enjoy listening to "The Mortal Immortal" and sleep well my friend.

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Out of Doors in February 34:39

3+ y ago34:39

34:39

Tonight I am reading from "The Open Air" by Richard Jefferies.

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Ladders to Heaven by Juliana Horatia Ewing 14:57

3+ y ago14:57

14:57

Tonight I will be reading to you from "Last Words. A Final Collection of Stories"

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The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen. A cupid story 7:06

3+ y ago7:06

7:06

It's almost Valentine's day so I'm going to read you a short story about cupid from "Andersen's Fairy Tales". Please enjoy listening to The Naughty Boy. Sleep well my friend.

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"A Fragment" and "A Fragment on Slavery" by Abraham Lincoln 4:35

3+ y ago4:35

4:35

It's Black History Month and Lincoln's birthday. I'm going to read to you from "Speeches and Letters of Abraham Lincoln, 1832 to 1865". These "Fragments" demonstrate his opposition to slavery.

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A Germ Destroyer by Rudyard Kipling 13:57

3+ y ago13:57

13:57

I'll be reading to you from "Plain Tales From The Hills" by Rudyard Kipling. Enjoy listening to "A Germ Destroyer" and sleep well

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Cupid's Arrows by Rudyard Kipling 14:09

3+ y ago14:09

14:09

To help you fall asleep tonight I'm going to read to you from "Plain Tales From The Hills" by Rudyard Kipling. Please enjoy listening to and sleep well.

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The Stalled Train - FEBRUARY 1:16:06

3+ y ago1:16:06

1:16:06

Tonight I'll be reading from "The Open Window: Tales of the Months" by Mabel Osgood Wright. Please enjoy: II. The Stalled Train. February - The Coon Moon

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Old Wonder-Eyes by Mr. And Mrs. L. K. Lippincott 9:21

3+ y ago9:21

9:21

I hope you can sleep well after listening to this sleepy sad little story about an owl called "Old Wonder-Eyes" published in 1858

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"The Snow Storm" and "The Weary at Rest" by H. S. Caswell 16:25

3+ y ago16:25

16:25

To help you sleep tonight I will be reading you two very short stories from "Stories and Sketches" by Harriet S. Caswell. Both are rather gloomy, related to death, but as I read to you I'm looking out to a blinding snowstorm myself. Please enjoy listening to "The Snow Storm" and "The Weary at Rest" and have a peaceful evening.…

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The Benevolent Frog 1:12:07

3+ y ago1:12:07

1:12:07

I'm reading to you tonight from "Tales of Passed Times" told by Master Charles Perrault, 1900. "The Benevolent Frog" is is a French fairy tale written by Madame d'Aulnoy.

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How To Find Out A True Friend 22:47

3+ y ago22:47

22:47

This evening I'll be reading to you from "The Crimson Fairy Book" by various authors and edited by Andrew Lang. I hope you enjoying listening to "How To Find Out A True Friend" and that you sleep well tonight.

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The Story of the Year by Hans Christian Andersen 30:56

3+ y ago30:56

30:56

To try and help you sleep tonight I'm going to read you a story which begins in January and follows the calendar around to January. I hope you enjoy "The Story of the Year" by Hans Christian Andersen.

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The Snow Man by Hans Christian Andersen 16:25

3+ y ago16:25

16:25

To try to help you sleep tonight I'll be reading to you "The Snow Man" by Hans Christian Andersen. I hope this helps you fall asleep and sleep well.

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The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son 9:37

3+ y ago9:37

9:37

Tonight I'll be reading to you from "The Yellow Fairy Book" edited by Andrew Lang, 1894.

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Winter. Old Age - The Winter of Life 8:13

4y ago8:13

8:13

Tonight I'm reading a short story which begins in prose and ends in poetry. "Winter. Old Age - The Winter of Life" by Anonymous was printed and sold by Samuel Wood and Sons, 1816.

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