Diane Reads You To Sleep - Stories To Help You Fall Asleep
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Christmas on the Desert by Ethel Twycross Foster
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading to you from "Little Tales of the Desert" by Ethel Twycross Foster.
The Father of Santa Claus by Charles Battell Loomis
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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'...
Camping in the Winter Woods, chapter 1, Into the Wilderness
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
The Fairy Flower by Henry Ward Beecher
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Maiden's Dream by Alice Ruth Moore
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading to you from "Violets and Other Tales" by Alice Ruth Moore
The Daisy by Hans Christian Andersen
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Goodnight I'll be reading to you from Short Stories by Hans Christian Andersen. This is a story of a bird and a daisy.
A Desert May Party by Ethel Twycross Foster, LLB
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading to you from "Little Tales of the Desert" by Ethel Twycross Foster
Tree of Life - May
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
Mixed Days of May and December by Richard Jefferies
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm going to read to you again from "Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" collected by his widow
The Point of View by Stanton Davis Kirkham
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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" ...
Hours of Spring by Richard Jefferies
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading to you from "Field and Hedgerow: Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies" collected by his widow
Gifts by Ralph Waldo Emerson
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Read from "The Oxford Book of American Essays", "Gifts" was originally published in 1844.
Buds and Bird Voices by Nathaniel Hawthorne
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will be reading to you "Buds and Bird Voices" (from "Mosses from an Old Manse") by Nathaniel Hawthorne, written in 1843.
The Birds of Spring by Washington Irving
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 tonig...
"A Spring Idyl" and "An Inverted Spring Idyl"
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
A Flower of April by Alice Brown
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading to you from "Country Neighbors" by Alice Brown. please enjoy listening to "A Flower of April.
The Immigrants - April
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
The Sober, Industrious Poet, and how he Fared at Easter-Time by James L. Ford
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, an...
Snowdrop by Mr. & Mrs. L. K. Lippincott
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 l...
The Snowdrop by Hans Christian Andersen
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This evening I'm going to be reading to you about Spring's first flower, "The Snowdrop".
Araminta and the Automobile by Charles Battell Loomis
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 listeni...
A Patrick's Day Hunt by Martin Ross and E. Oe. Somerville
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reading to you tonight from "Some Irish Yesterday's" by Martin Ross and E. Oe. Somerville. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you
The Luck of the Roses by Laurence Housman
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This evening I'm reading to you from "Moonshine & Clover" by Laurence Housman.
The Ghost and His Wives
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Read to you from "West Irish Folk Tales and Romances" collected and translated by William Larminie, 1893
The Landscape Garden by Edgar Allen Poe
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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
The Vandoo - MARCH
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bli...
When Jack and Jill Took a Hand by Lucy Maud Montgomery
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will be reading to you from "Tales and stories" by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Please enjoy listening to "The Mortal Immortal" and sleep we...
Out of Doors in February
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading from "The Open Air" by Richard Jefferies.
Ladders to Heaven by Juliana Horatia Ewing
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will be reading to you from "Last Words. A Final Collection of Stories"
The Naughty Boy by Hans Christian Andersen. A cupid story
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Bo...
"A Fragment" and "A Fragment on Slavery" by Abraham Lincoln
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 "Fragmen...
A Germ Destroyer by Rudyard Kipling
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'll be reading to you from "Plain Tales From The Hills" by Rudyard Kipling. Enjoy listening to "A Germ Destroyer" and sleep well
Cupid's Arrows by Rudyard Kipling
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 wel...
The Stalled Train - FEBRUARY
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 M...
Old Wonder-Eyes by Mr. And Mrs. L. K. Lippincott
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I hope you can sleep well after listening to this sleepy sad little story about an owl called "Old Wonder-Eyes" published in 1858
"The Snow Storm" and "The Weary at Rest" by H. S. Caswell
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, rela...
The Benevolent Frog
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How To Find Out A True Friend
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Story of the Year by Hans Christian Andersen
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 Snow Man by Hans Christian Andersen
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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.
The Snow-daughter and the Fire-son
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'll be reading to you from "The Yellow Fairy Book" edited by Andrew Lang, 1894.
Winter. Old Age - The Winter of Life
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
The Markis and the Major. JANUARY
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'll be reading from "The Open Window: Tales of the Months" by Mabel Osgood Wright. Please enjoy: I. THE Markis and the Major, Told by ...
"The New Year" by H. S. Caswell. And "The Fairy's New Year Gift" by E. Poulsson
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight and in celebration of the New Year, I will be reading to you two short stories. I hope you enjoy "The New Year" by Harriet ...
Happy New Year. Just a quick prologue for season 2.
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During 2021 I'm planning to read to you at least twice a week. 🗣To contact me, just go to Anchor.fm/DianeReads And hit the +Message link. ...
"Nelly's Visit" and "Off on the Wheels"
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading two short stories from "Dear Santa Claus" copyright 1901 by W.B. Conkey Company publishers. They are not about Christmas and wante...
The Night After Christmas
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading from "Dear Santa Claus" copyright 1901 by W.B. Conkey Company publishers. I hope you enjoy the night after Christmas. It's short b...
Fairy Stories by Fannie E. Ostrander. (This is a Christmas story)
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading from "Dear Santa Claus" copyright 1901 by W.B. Conkey Company publishers. I hope that you're not tired of hearing holidays stories...
The Night Before Christmas
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading from "Dear Santa Claus" copyright 1901 by W.B. Conkey Company publishers. I hope you enjoy this version of "The Night Before Chris...
A Christmas Fairy by John Strange Winter
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"A Christmas Fairy", 1878, is about a boy who couldn't go home and see his family at Christmas time due to an illness. Seems appropriate this year. Ho...
A Lesson in Christmas-Keeping by Frank T. Bullen
19 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight to help you sleep, I'm going to read to you from "Deep-Sea Plunderings" by Frank T. Bullen. There is quite a bit of accent which I had trouble...
Father Christmas at Home by Mabel H. Spielmann
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight, I will read to you from "The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun and Fancy" by M. H. Spielmann. I hope you enjoy listening to this s...
Christmas Every Day by William Dean Howells
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight I'll be reading you a tale about what would happen if Christmas came every day for a year. I hope you enjoy "Christmas Every...
The Goblins' Christmas by Elizabeth Anderson
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight I'm going to read you a fun little tale. Written in verse, and rather short, I hope you enjoy "The Goblins' Christmas"
One Touch of Nature by Mrs W. J. Hayes
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm going to read you a story from Harper's Young People, December 16th, 1879, which demonstrates a child's giving spirit during the holiday s...
Hanukkah Lights by Bruno Lessing
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading to you from "Children of Men" by Bruno Lessing published in 1903. Enjoy listening to Hanukkah Lights. Happy Hanukkah to you. Slee...
The Christmas Surprise at Enderly Road, Lucy Maud Montgomery
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will read you to sleep from Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 by L. M. Montgomery. Enjoy listening to "The Christmas Surprise...
The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I am reading to you from "Christmas Stories and Legends" compiled by Phoebe Curtiss. This version Hans Andersen's "The Fir Tree" is adapted by...
The Town in the Library, in the Town in the Library by Edith Nesbit
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight I am reading a story taken from Nine Unlikely Tales by Edith Nesbit. It's December so I'm starting the holiday theme. This o...
Consequences by Willa Cather
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Consequences by Willa Cather taken from "A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays" was first published in McClure's, November 1915
The Worsted Doll by Abbie Phillips Walker
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story to help you sleep is taken from "The Sandman's Hour, Stories for Bedtime". I hope you enjoy listening to The Worsted Doll.
How we kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown by Harriet Beecher Stowe
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How we Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown was originally published in 1869. I'm reading this from The Children's Book of Thanksgiving Stories, 1915
John Inglefield's Thanksgiving by Nathaniel Hawthorne
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight, I will be reading John Inglefield's Thanksgiving, from " The Snow-Image and Other Twice-Told Tales" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ezra's Thanksgivin' out West
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the thirteenth story in "A Little Book of Profitable Tales" by Eugene Field, first published in 1889
East of the Sun and West of the Moon
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's story is taken from East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North, originally published in the 1840s. I hope you enjoy that...
Uncle Ephraim by Harriet Caswell
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight I'll be reading to you Uncle Ephraim, from Stories and Sketches by H. S. Caswell, 1872.
Uncle Abraham's Romance by Edith Nesbit
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will read to you a short story called Uncle Abraham's Romance taken from "Grim Tales" by E. Nesbit, 1893. I hope you enjoy this, sleep well....
The Snow Queen, 6th and 7th stories
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight we will be completing The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. Sixth Story the Lapp woman and the Finn woman . Seventh story what happened i...
The Snow Queen, 4th and 5th stories
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight we continue with the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. Fourth story prince and princess. Fifth story the little robber girl.
The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, stories 1 through 3
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight we begin reading the Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, a Tale in Seven Stories. First story which deals with a mirror and its fragments ....
The Fable of what Happened the Night the Men came to the Woman's Club, George Ade
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Fable is taken from the book More Fables by George Ade, 1900
The Husband who was to Mind the House
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I will read you to sleep with a short Norwegian folk tale called "The Husband who was to Mind the House" taken from the book East of the Sun a...
The Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight, I will read to you The Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen. Due to the length of this story, it i...
Hilda's Mermaid by Abby Phillips Walker
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story is taken from The Sandman's Hour: Stories for Bedtime, originally published 1917
Grandfather's Chair, chapter 11
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight I'm reading you the Final Chapter in part 1 of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I hope this helps you sleep.
Grandfather's Chair, chapter 10, Nathaniel Hawthorne
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep this evening we will continue with grandfather's chair.
Grandfather's Chair, chapter 9, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're getting back to grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne. I hope this helps you fall asleep.
The House of Silence, by E. Nesbit
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! This is our last classic Horror Story for this season. It is The House of Silence by Edith Nesbit. I hope you enjoy it. Sleep well
A Misfit Ghost
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This ghost story is taken from 25 Ghost Stories, compiled and edited by W. Bob Holland.
The Terrible Old Man by H. P. Lovecraft
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with the classic horror / Ghost Story theme this October, I will read to you a short story by Howard Phillips Lovecraft first published in ...
There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard by M. R. James
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To continue our classic horror, ghost story October oh, I will read you to sleep tonight with Montague Rhodes James' short story: There Was a Man Dwel...
A Baby Tramp, Ambrose Bierce
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In continuing our October classic horror/Ghost theme, I've chosen a story by Ambrose Bierce called A Baby Tramp.
The Phantom Woman
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This ghost story is taken from 25 Ghost Stories, compiled and edited by W. Bob Holland.
Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 8
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight, we will be continuing with grandfather's chair. I hope this helps you relax and find sleep.
Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 7
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight's bedtime story to help you fall asleep is another chapter from grandfather's chair.
Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 6
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tonight we will continue reading from grandfather's chair. I hope that helps you sleep.
The Spectre Bride
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To read you to sleep tonight, We are continuing with the October theme, classic horror and ghost stories. I've chosen a short story called The Spectre...
A Fight With A Ghost
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To continue with the classic horror/ghost theme, this episode is taken from Twenty Five Ghost Stories compiled and edited by W. Bob Holland, copyright...
Grandfather's Chair, Chapter 5
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight, I will be reading to you Chapter 5 of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Grandfather's chair, chapter 4
17 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight, I'm going to read chapter 4 of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Chapter 3
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you sleep tonight, I'm going to read chapter 3 from Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
The Vengeance of a Tree by Eleanor F Lewis
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your Bedtime story this evening comes from 25 ghost stories compiled and edited by W. Bob Holland. It is available on the public domain.
Ancient Lights by Algernon Blackwood
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This October I will record for you some classic horror stories from the public domain. I hope these stories help you sleep.
Grandfather's Chair; chapter 2
11 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight I am reading chapter 2 of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Grandfather's Chair, Chapter 1
10 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To help you fall asleep tonight I am reading chapter 1 of the book Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Preface
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I read to you the preface of Nathaniel Hawthorne's book: Grandfather's Chair. I hope reading to you helps you fall asleep.
Introducing ... Diane Reads ... a bedtime story podcast
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas