Sleepy Time Tales - Bedtime Stories for Sleep and Relaxation

David Couto

Welcome to 'Sleepy Time Tales,' your go-to podcast for soothing bedtime stories! 🌙✨ Each week, we bring you calming readings of classic books, both fiction and non-fiction, designed to help you unwind and drift into a peaceful sleep. Whether you prefer timeless novels or insightful non-fiction, our gentle narrations will guide you into a restful night. Subscribe now and let the magic of literature lull you to sleep every week. Sweet dreams! 😴📚 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes! #SleepyTimeTales #BedtimeStories #ClassicBooks #SleepAid #Relaxation #Fiction #NonFiction #Podcast

  1. 1d ago

    Heart Break and Family Drama in The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

    I started reading this early early apocalyptic novel years ago and it’s taking a long road to reach where it’s going. But the boring stories of some of the worst people you have ever heard from are sure to help you sleep. Raymond and Perdita continue to break each other’s hearts through lack of communication and putting each other on pedestals, and their friends are trying to intercede before everything collapses. But it really is a boring read and reminds me I never liked Frankenstein either. So it’s great for bedtime. Find The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247   Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  2. Sep 14

    Sleepy Industry – Boring you to Sleep with Accounts of Industry

    As you prepare to sleep get ready to continue to explore the industry of Birmingham. Learn about how steel industries and galvanic plating revolutionised everything from cutlery to décor. Rides on Rails this may be, but nary a train is in this bedtime reading. Find Rides on Railways by Samuel Sidney https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13271   Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  3. Sep 7

    Women Composers and Musicians from the 19th into the 20th Centuries - Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson

    For this sleepy reading we finish off the early 20th century work by Arthur Elson. Learn how changing society meant that more women were active in music careers all around he world and which composers were contemporary with the publication of this book in 1903.   The book finishes early and I have a few poetry readings from the Patreon in the end to help you fall asleep.   Find Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20571     Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneWendyKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  4. Aug 31

    Unpleasant Truths in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

    Lizzie Bennet continues to read letters from Mr Darcy and comes to terms with unpleasant truths about the ‘wonderful’ Mr Wickham. She also faces up to the problems with her own family that Darcy brought up and realizes that her own family may not be the social paragons she believed. But I’m sure you will be asleep before she faces the truth on facing her own family again. Find Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneWendyKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  5. Aug 24

    The Secrets of Mars: Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd

    Did you know that it was once a widespread belief that Mars had canals? It was much debated through the early 20th Century and tonight’s bedtime reading is from an astronomy book from back when people thought it may be possible!  As you prepare to sleep learn about the great debate, the challenges involved in looking at our neighbour and also learn about what was though to be required for life on other planets.   Find Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by David P. Todd https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39142     Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneWendyKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  6. Aug 17

    Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day: Quiet Conversations & Family Secrets

    Close your eyes, settle under the covers, and let the quiet rhythms of classic literature drift you off to sleep. In tonight’s soothing bedtime story from Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, we softly follow a quiet conversation between Katharine Hilbery and Ralph Denham as they reflect on their contrasting lives, before family drama unfolds with Katharine's uncle Cyril.  This calm, relaxing audiobook reading is designed to quiet a busy mind, relieve bedtime anxiety, and ease you into a deep, peaceful sleep. Turn down the lights, relax your body, and sleep well.  Find Night and Day by Virginia Woolf https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1245    *note I am experimenting with helping searchability by using AI to write my descriptions, nothing you hear is touched by any AI, it's all me*    Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneWendyKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  7. Aug 10

    Plato’s Republic: Justice & The Peaceful Mind

    Settle into bed, quiet your thoughts, and let the worries of the day gently drift away. In tonight’s relaxing bedtime reading, we journey into Plato’s classical masterpiece, The Republic. Listen softly as we explore ancient philosophy, the concept of true justice, and the tranquil harmony of a balanced society where everything finds its proper place.  This soothing sleep story and calm audiobook reading provides a peaceful distraction for a busy mind, helping ease stress, relieve insomnia, and lull you into a deep, restful sleep. Turn down the lights, get comfortable, and sleep well.  Find The Republic by Plato https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1497    *note I am experimenting with helping searchability by using AI to write my descriptions, nothing you hear is touched by any AI, it's all me*    Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyChristyneWendyKreestiTammy  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

  8. Aug 3

    The Secret Garden: Colin’s Healing & A Call Home

    Settle into bed, quiet your mind, and let the busy thoughts of the day drift away. In tonight’s relaxing bedtime reading from Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, we reach a heart-warming and peaceful milestone. Listen closely as Colin embraces his newfound health, the wise Mrs. Sowerby pays a gentle visit to the garden, and word travels to Mr. Craven that it is time to return home.  This soothing sleep story offers a calm, comforting distraction to help ease anxiety, relax your body, and lull you into a deep, restful sleep. Turn down the lights, get cozy under the covers, and sweet dreams.  Find The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17396    *note I am experimenting with helping searchability by using AI to write my descriptions, nothing you hear is touched by any AI, it's all me*    Supporting Sleepy Time TalesIf 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 you can throw a tip in the jar at https://ko-fi.com/sleepytimetales PatreonSleep Tight Patrons ChuckRobertaTraciCarlaAYAmyJacqueSoniaAbbieGinaGwenJenniferMindyNancyChristyneWendyKreesti  Please ShareIf you’re enjoying the show, and finding it helps you sleep despite the stresses and strains of your life, the absolute best thing you can do is share it with your friends, families, acquaintances, cellmates etc. Anyone who needs a good night’s sleep might benefit. So please share it with the people in your life, whether in person or on social media.   Find The ShowWebsite: https://sleepytimetales.net/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/sleepytimetales Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sleepytimetalespodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SleepyTimeTales Merch: https://sleepy-time-tales.dashery.com/ Project Gutenberg Terms of Use https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Terms_of_Use

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Welcome to 'Sleepy Time Tales,' your go-to podcast for soothing bedtime stories! 🌙✨ Each week, we bring you calming readings of classic books, both fiction and non-fiction, designed to help you unwind and drift into a peaceful sleep. Whether you prefer timeless novels or insightful non-fiction, our gentle narrations will guide you into a restful night. Subscribe now and let the magic of literature lull you to sleep every week. Sweet dreams! 😴📚 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes! #SleepyTimeTales #BedtimeStories #ClassicBooks #SleepAid #Relaxation #Fiction #NonFiction #Podcast