Sleepy
Doze off to classic stories with Sleepy. Each week, baritone host Otis Gray reads old books in a low, rhythmic tone to lull you into a deep slumber so you can have a fresh start the next day. Sweet dreams. Zzzzzz
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346 – The War of the Worlds
Zzzz. . . Doze off to this classic H.G. Wells sci-fi – "The War of the Worlds" zzz . . . Hear the rest of the story on "The Daily Book Club" podcast zzz
51 min
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345 – The Queen of Quok
Zzz . . . snooze to this whimsical midweek reading of "The Queen of Quok" by L. Frank Baum zzz
27 min
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344 – The Schoolmaster's Progress
Zzz . . . conk out to this story by Caroline M.S. Kirkland – "The Schoolmaster's Progress" zzz
44 min
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343 – Doing Clarence A Bit Of Good
Zzz . . . Doze off to this midweek short story by P.G. Wodehouse – "Doing Clarence A Bit Of Good" zzz
43 min
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342 – Mother Carey's Chickens
Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to the story of "Mother Carey's Chickens" by Kate Douglas Wiggin zzz
42 min
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341 – Otto of the Silver Hand
Zzz . . . Snooze to this sleepy reading of "Otto of the Silver Hand" by Howard Pyle
45 min
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340 – Absent Treatment
Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this midweek short story by P.G. Wodehouse – "Absent Treatment" zzz
38 min
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339 – Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Zzzz. . . Doze off to this snoozy reading – "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" by Kate Douglas Wiggin zzz
40 min
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338 – A Lily is a Lily
Zzz. . . Conk out to this lovely short story from my good friend GennaRose Nethercott – "A Lily is a Lily" from her collection "Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart" zzz
35 min
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337 – Right Ho, Jeeves
Zzz. . . Doze off to the classic novel "Right Ho, Jeeves" by P.G. Wodehouse zzz
33 min
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336 – How the Widow Won the Deacon
Zzz. . . Snooze to this midweek short story – "How the Widow Won the Deacon" by William James Lampton
24 min
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335 – Wet Magic
Zzz. . . Sleep soundly to this summer reading of "Wet Magic" by Edith Nesbit zzz
63 min
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334 – The Reproach
Zzz. . . Conk out to this steamy short story form Honoré de Balzac called "The Reproach" zzz
29 min
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333 – How The First Letter Was Written
Zzz . . . Doze off to this Rudyard Kipling short story - "How The First Letter Was Written" zzz
30 min
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332 – A Man of Ideas
Zzz . . . Doze off to this midweek short story - "A Man of Ideas" by Sherwood Andersen zzz
27 min
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331 – Sky Island
Zzz . . . drift off to this wondrous adventure from L. Frank Baum - "Sky Island" zzz
58 min
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330 – My Father's Dragon - Part 2
Zzz. . . Sleepy soundly to the second half of "My Father's Dragon" by Ruth Stiles Gannett. To hear Part 1, go back to Episode 328 zzz
32 min
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329 – The Sea Fairies
Zzzz. . . Doze off to this mermaid tale by L. Frank Baum - "The Sea Fairies" zzz
51 min
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328 – My Father's Dragon - Part 1
Zzz. . . Doze off to Part 1 of "My Father's Dragon" by Ruth Stiles Gannett. Next Wednesday, we'll read Part 2 zzz
30 min
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327 – The Boscombe Valley Mystery
Zzz. . . Snooze to this Sherlock Holmes tale – "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" zzz
42 min
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326 – The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Zzz. . . Snooze to this classic Agatha Christie novel – "the Mysterious Affair at Styles" zzz
42 min
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325 – The Book of Beasts
Zzz . . drift off to this midweek fairytale reading of "The Book of Beasts" by Edith Nesbit zzz
38 min
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324 – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Zzz . . . Sleep soundly to this classic tale, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald zzz
46 min
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323 – El Verdugo
Zzz . . . Conk out to this midweek short-story reading of "El Verdugo" by Honoré de Balzac zzz
32 min
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322 – Twilight Sleep
Zzz . . . Snooze to this meandering story by Edith Nesbit, "Twilight Sleep" zzzz
51 min