Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell. First published in 1852, Cranford is an episodic novel about a fictional town inha...

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

04 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. Published in 1889, it is the comedic story of a man from 19th...

The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep stories are The Doll's House and Psychology by Katherine Mansfield. Interested in more sleepy content or just want to support the show...

Introducing Just Sleep Premium

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a Just Sleep Premium member, you will receive:Ad free and Intro free episodesTwo additional episodes per monthThe entire audiobook of the Wizard of...

More Aesop's Fables - Sleep Stories

28 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with more stories from Aesop's Fables. Drift off to many familiar stories like the Owl and the Grasshopp...

Around the World in 80 Days: In Which Fix, the Detective, Betrays a Very Natural Impatience

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. Published in 1872, this story is one of Verne's most accla...

Betrothed by Anton Chekhov

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Betrothed by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1903, this is Chekhov's last comp...

Little Lord Fauntleroy : Cedric, The Boot-Black and the Apple Woman

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the continuation of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Published in 1886, this book was very popular and starte...

Momotaro or The Story of the Son of a Peach. A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

14 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is Momotaro or The Story of the Son of a Peach. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In this story, an old co...

Far from the Madding Crowd: A Girl on Horseback by Thomas Hardy

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the continuation of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Published in 1874, this was Hardy's first literary success.&nbs...

Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

07 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens. Published in 1839, this long novel chronicles the life and adventures of Nicholas Nickl...

The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of The Island of the Nine Whirlpools by Edith Nesbit. This story is taken from the Book Of Dragons, a collec...

Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald

31 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Dalyrimple Goes Wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in 1920 in Fitzgerald's collection of short stories, Flappers ...

The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the opening chapters of the Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald. Published in 1872, it is a fantasy novel...

Persuasion by Jane Austen - Special Two Hour Episode

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is a special 2 hour episode of Persuasion by Jane Austen. This was her final completed novel published in 1817 after her death. ...

A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katharine Green

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to the opening chapters of A Strange Disappearance by Anna Katherine Green. A young maid has disappeared suddenly from the household...

Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. Published in 1819 in a collection of stories called "The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon...

The Diary Of A Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can't sleep? Drift off tonight to the opening chapters of the comic novel, The Diary Of A Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Published in 1892, it...

Thor Sleep Story: Thor's Fishing

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story, Thor's Fishing by Abbie Farwell Brown, features Thor the Norse God of Thunder. This story was published in the book In the Days...

Dorian Gray: Lord Henry Goes to Lunch by Oscar Wilde

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. In this episode, Lord Henry learns about Dorian's parents and their doom...

Sherlock Holmes: Silver Blaze by Arthur Conan Doyle

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, Silver Blaze, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collection call...

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - A Mythical Sleep Story

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's mythical sleep story is King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Maude Radford. In this episode, King Arthur celebrates his wins an...

The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can't sleep? Drift off to The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. Published in 1920, it is the story set in the "Gilded Age" of New York City. In this ...

The Invisible Man: A Sleep Story Mystery by G.K Chesterton

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to The Invisible Man by G.K Chesterton, a short story to help you fall asleep. This mystery is a Father Brown story taken from the I...

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. Published in 1905, the Scarlet Pimpernel is the superhero in the French Revolution...

Little Annie's Dream - a Flowery Sleep Story by Louisa May Alcott

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with Little Annie's Dream, a flowery sleepy story by Louisa May Alcott. The Flower Fables were published...

Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence. Published in 1920, it follows the Brangwen sisters and their relationships before the Fi...

Lorna Doone by R.D Blackmore

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with the opening chapters of Lorna Doone by R.D Blackmore. Published in 1869 but set in the 17th century...

Aesop's Fables - Sleep Stories

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Distract your mind with stories from Aesop's Fables. Drift off to many familiar stories like the Tortoise and the Hare and ...

Sense and Sensibility: Barton Park by Jane Austen

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the continuation of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This book was published in 1811. It follows the romance and hear...

The Miraculous Pitcher - A Greek Myth Sleep Story

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is The Miraculous Pitcher - an adaptation of a Greek myth by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in 1851 in his collecti...

The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to The Door in the Wall by H.G. Wells, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1906, it is narrated by Redmond who recou...

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1892, it is...

Anne of Green Gables: Mrs Rachel Lynde is Properly Horrified

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of a listeners' favourite, Anne of Green Gables. This classic Canadian novel was published in 1908. It fol...

The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. If you like this episode, pleas...

Oliver Twist: Relates How Oliver Twist Was Very Near Getting a Place by Charles Dickens

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Published in 1837, this social novel explores the themes of poverty, cla...

Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can't fall asleep? Drift off tonight to Bartleby the Scrivener by Herman Melville. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, App...

A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is A Cup of Tea by Katherine Mansfield. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your ...

Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett. If you like this episode, please remember to fo...

The Kiss by Anton Chekhov

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with The KIss by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. First published in 1887, it is the story of a l...

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with This Side of Paradise by F Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, it is Fitzgerald's first book. If you'd like to s...

The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. Published in 1898, it is the story of a dragon that would much rather re...

The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit. Published in 1906, it is part of a series of books following the...

Little Women: The Laurence Boy by Louisa May Alcott

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the continuation of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Published first in 1868, it follows the lives o...

Sherlock Holmes: The Man with the Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Man with the Twisted Lip, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the...

The Three Bears & The Fisherman and His Wife - Fairy Tale Sleep Stories

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight, I read two stories - The Three Bears & The Fisherman and His Wife. Both collected in the Green Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. The Story of th...

Bleak House by Charles Dickens

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Published in 1853, it is the story of the fictional legal case Jarndyce vs Jarndy...

The Golden Touch - A Greek Myth Sleep Story adapted by Nathaniel Hawthorne

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the Greek Myth, King Midas. It is a wonderful story about greed and appreciating what real...

Sanditon by Jane Austen

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to Sanditon by Jane Austen. If you like this episode, please remember to follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favourite podcas...

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Famine, Then Victory, Followed by Dismay

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. This novel was first published in 1864 in French and...

The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's snoozy tale is the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain. Published in 1881, it is the story of two boys, born on the same day, identical in a...

King Arthur and His Knights - A Mythical Sleep Story

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's mythical sleep story is King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford. I recently watched (and enjoyed!) the show Merlin with my husband and ...

The Portrait Of A Lady by Henry James

13 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Drift off to The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. Published as a book in 1881, it is the story of Isabel Archer, a young ...

Villette by Charlotte Bronte

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Villette by Charlotte Bronte. Published in 1853, it was her last book published in her lifetime. In this episode, Polly comes...

Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. Published in 1891, it is the story of Tess Durbeyfield, a pe...

The Wind in the Willows: The Wild Wood by Kenneth Grahame

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you fall asleep is The Wild Wood, Chapter 3 of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. This classic children's book was pu...

The Story of Pretty Goldilocks: A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Story of Pretty Goldilocks. A fairy tale by Madame d’Aulnoy adapted and collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew L...

Walden: The Ponds by Henry David Thoreau

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Walden; or, Life in the Woods was published in 1854. In this episode, I read the ninth chapter...

Emma by Jane Austen

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to Emma by Jane Austen. Published in 1815, it is Austen's last book published in her lifetime. It is the story of spoiled Emma Woodh...

Middlemarch by George Eliot

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the opening chapters of Middlemarch by George Eliot. Considered one of the great English novels, it was published in instalment...

The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher - A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Happy Hunter and the Skillful Fisher. A Japanese fairy tale compiled by Yei Theodora Ozaki. In this story, the Happy Hu...

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

06 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Serialised from 1844-1846, this story is one of Dumas' most popular works. It...

Alice in Wonderland: Pig and Pepper by Lewis Carroll

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is the continuation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland also known as Alice in Wonderland. You can l...

Sherlock Holmes: The Red-Headed League by Arthur Conan Doyle

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Red-Headed League, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories in the collec...

Loki Sleep Story: The Magic Apples

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story, The Magic Apples by Abbie Farwell Brown, features Loki - the Norse god of mischief. This story was published in the book In the...

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell. Published as a serial from 1864, this is Gaskell's final novel. It foll...

The Brave Little Tailor: A Fairy Tale Sleep Story

16 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The Brave Little Tailor. A Grimms' fairy tale collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. Also known as The Valiant Li...

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleepy tale is The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Published in 1922, it is the story of four disparate women who travel to a mediev...

Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

09 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. Published in 1872, this story is one of Verne's most accla...

Anne of Green Gables: Marilla Makes Up Her Mind by Lucy Maud Montgomery

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is the continuation of a listener favourite: Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This classic Canadian novel was pub...

The Paradise of Children by Nathaniel Hawthorne: A Classic Myth Sleep Story

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is the Paradise of Children, a retelling of the classic myth of Pandora's Box by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This story was first publi...

A Christmas Carol: The Last of the Spirits

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Holidays! Our second episode of the week is a bit early. If you're stressed because of the holidays, listen to the conclusion of A Christmas Car...

A Christmas Carol: The First of the Three Spirits

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story to help you sleep is the continuation of the Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In this episode, Scrooge is visi...

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is the Christmas classic: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This story following Ebenezer Scrooge truly needs no introductio...

Old Christmas by Washington Irving

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is an excerpt from Washington Irving's Old Christmas called Christmas Eve. If you'd like to support the podcast, you can buy m...

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. Published first in 1868, it follows the lives of four sisters - Meg...

The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fall asleep tonight to the snoozy short story The Burglar's Christmas by Willa Cather. First published in 1896 under the pseudonym, Elizabeth L. Seymo...

The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen : A Christmas Sleep Story

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's story is our first Christmas sleepy tale: The Fir Tree by Hans Christian Andersen. First published in 1844, it is the story of a fir tree th...

Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by Arthur Conan Doyle. This is one of the stories ...

The White Cat: A Fairytale Sleep Story

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is The White Cat. A French fairytale collected in the Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. A prince is set the task of bringing his...

Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner by Lucy Maud Montgomery

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with insomnia this Thanksgiving? Fall asleep tonight with a short story by Lucy Maud Montgomery - Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner.  Pub...

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Quiet your mind with the story of Heidi by Johanna Spyri. First published in 1881, this book is one of the best selling boo...

Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's snoozy tale is Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. First published in 1915, this is one of Kafka's most well-known works. In this episode, Gregor ...

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. Published in 1850, it is one of Dickens's most popular works and has been adapted num...

Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon, a story to help you fall asleep. First published in 1862, it is t...

Dracula by Bram Stoker

31 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween! Tonight's sleepy story is Dracula by Bram Stoker. Published in 1897, this is one of the most famous stories in English Literature. Do...

Sleepy Hollow: The Conclusion

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's spooky bedtime story is the conclusion of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. In this episode, Ichabod Crane joins the festivi...

Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's spooky bedtime story is the Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving. Published in 1820, this is the story of Ichabod Crane, the town of...

The Time Machine: Arriving in 802,701 AD by H.G Wells

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with the continuation of the Time Machine by H.G Wells. You can listen to the first chapters in Episode 9 published on...

Afterward by Edith Wharton: A Story to Help You Sleep

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Need help drifting off to sleep? Settle in with tonight's bedtime story - Afterward by Edith Wharton. This short story was first published in 1910. Ma...

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Published in 1856, the book was considered immoral and the author was put on trial by th...

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Drift off to two chilling tales by Edgar Allan Poe - The Cask of Amontillado and the Masque of the Red Death. Published in ...

The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. First published in 1899, this stor...

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to fall asleep? Drift off to our first spooky tale for the Halloween season, The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.  A novella published in...

Jane Eyre: After the Red Room by Charlotte Bronte

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's sleep story is the continuation of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. In this episode, the apothecary visits Jane after the events in the red ro...

The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off to sleep with tonight's reading of the opening chapter of The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit. Published in 1904, it is part of a ser...

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tonight's bedtime story is Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. This novel was first published in 1864 in French and then in 1871 in Eng...

Aladdin: A Story to Help You Sleep

19 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Aladdin, a folk tale to help you fall asleep. You know this tale of a boy and his magic lamp. But this isn't quit...

The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Having trouble distracting your active mind before bed? Relax tonight with two short stories by Guy de Maupassant: The Necklace and A Piece of String....

Snow White - Classic Fairy Tale Sleep Stories

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Drift off tonight to two tales featuring Snow White: Little Snow White and Snow White & Rose Red. The first story is the most familiar with Snow W...