Classic Books for Sleep

Classic Books for Sleep features calm, peaceful readings of public domain books chosen to help you relax, unwind, and drift off. Each episode brings you classic literature, forgotten stories, vintage essays, and quiet old-world writing in a slow, gentle style made for bedtime listening. Settle in, close your eyes, and let the soft rhythm of timeless books carry you toward sleep.

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Episodes

17 hours ago

Relax and fall asleep to Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.<em>"What is REAL.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Margery WilliamsLength: 28 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingText and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

24 hours ago

Relax and fall asleep to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Mansfield Park features Austen's frailest and perhaps most scrupulous heroine, Fannie Price.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Jane AustenLength: 16 hours 3 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:29 - Chapter 240:46 - Chapter 301:02:50 - Chapter 401:23:31 - Chapter 501:42:27 - Chapter 602:07:06 - Chapter 702:34:13 - Chapter 802:51:49 - Chapter 903:18:44 - Chapter 1003:39:34 - Chapter 1103:51:47 - Chapter 1204:03:50 - Chapter 1304:20:56 - Chapter 1404:35:12 - Chapter 1504:58:17 - Chapter 1605:13:13 - Chapter 1705:26:03 - Chapter 1805:45:21 - Chapter 1906:11:49 - Chapter 2006:29:41 - Chapter 2106:48:37 - Chapter 2207:13:53 - Chapter 2307:36:19 - Chapter 2407:54:47 - Chapter 2508:19:42 - Chapter 2608:36:16 - Chapter 2709:01:14 - Chapter 2809:21:41 - Chapter 2909:39:07 - Chapter 3009:58:10 - Chapter 3110:23:24 - Chapter 3210:49:14 - Chapter 3311:03:14 - Chapter 3411:30:08 - Chapter 3511:52:06 - Chapter 3612:17:40 - Chapter 3712:37:37 - Chapter 3813:03:41 - Chapter 3913:12:11 - Chapter 4013:23:27 - Chapter 4113:38:19 - Chapter 4213:49:29 - Chapter 4314:01:14 - Chapter 4414:23:05 - Chapter 4514:41:07 - Chapter 4615:05:17 - Chapter 4715:33:50 - Chapter 48Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

24 hours ago

Relax and fall asleep to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's novel, <em>Anne of Green Gables</em> tells the story of a red headed orphan girl with a personality you can't help but love.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength: 9 hours 34 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 116:18 - Chapter 242:11 - Chapter 354:49 - Chapter 401:07:17 - Chapter 501:18:38 - Chapter 601:29:34 - Chapter 701:36:25 - Chapter 801:52:31 - Chapter 902:06:20 - Chapter 1002:20:30 - Chapter 1102:30:56 - Chapter 1202:42:25 - Chapter 1302:52:01 - Chapter 1403:08:48 - Chapter 1503:37:16 - Chapter 1603:58:48 - Chapter 1704:10:22 - Chapter 1804:28:44 - Chapter 1904:52:13 - Chapter 2005:05:11 - Chapter 2105:25:23 - Chapter 2205:33:39 - Chapter 2305:46:54 - Chapter 2405:55:38 - Chapter 2506:15:44 - Chapter 2606:30:27 - Chapter 2706:44:43 - Chapter 2807:01:33 - Chapter 2907:18:44 - Chapter 3007:41:40 - Chapter 3107:54:44 - Chapter 3208:09:37 - Chapter 3308:29:37 - Chapter 3408:43:57 - Chapter 3508:53:38 - Chapter 3609:04:36 - Chapter 3709:18:12 - Chapter 38Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

2 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic children's novel, Anne of Green Gables tells the story of a red headed orphan girl with a personality you can't help but love.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength: 10 hours 52 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:08 - Chapter 248:55 - Chapter 301:03:22 - Chapter 401:17:58 - Chapter 501:30:58 - Chapter 601:43:09 - Chapter 701:51:13 - Chapter 802:09:45 - Chapter 902:25:23 - Chapter 1002:41:35 - Chapter 1102:53:06 - Chapter 1203:06:36 - Chapter 1303:18:14 - Chapter 1403:37:08 - Chapter 1504:09:48 - Chapter 1604:34:50 - Chapter 1704:48:45 - Chapter 1805:09:19 - Chapter 1905:34:17 - Chapter 2005:48:46 - Chapter 2106:10:27 - Chapter 2206:19:57 - Chapter 2306:35:42 - Chapter 2406:46:14 - Chapter 2507:08:46 - Chapter 2607:25:52 - Chapter 2707:41:56 - Chapter 2808:00:32 - Chapter 2908:19:26 - Chapter 3008:45:32 - Chapter 3109:00:14 - Chapter 3209:17:21 - Chapter 3309:40:37 - Chapter 3409:56:30 - Chapter 3510:07:18 - Chapter 3610:20:23 - Chapter 3710:35:23 - Chapter 38Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

2 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Anne of the Island by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.This is the continuing story of Anne Shirley and the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength: 7 hours 51 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 119:19 - Chapter 236:11 - Chapter 349:04 - Chapter 401:12:56 - Chapter 501:29:14 - Chapter 601:42:37 - Chapter 702:00:01 - Chapter 802:09:43 - Chapter 902:26:17 - Chapter 1002:42:13 - Chapter 1102:57:16 - Chapter 1203:10:55 - Chapter 1303:28:28 - Chapter 1403:43:16 - Chapter 1503:52:06 - Chapter 1604:12:06 - Chapter 1704:17:46 - Chapter 1804:27:40 - Chapter 1904:35:00 - Chapter 2004:45:27 - Chapter 2104:54:32 - Chapter 2205:04:11 - Chapter 2305:10:41 - Chapter 2405:20:08 - Chapter 2505:30:21 - Chapter 2605:36:10 - Chapter 2705:45:03 - Chapter 2805:52:44 - Chapter 2905:59:06 - Chapter 3006:05:02 - Chapter 3106:09:46 - Chapter 3206:17:38 - Chapter 3306:23:20 - Chapter 3406:31:42 - Chapter 3506:43:12 - Chapter 3606:53:17 - Chapter 3707:03:29 - Chapter 3807:15:42 - Chapter 3907:30:27 - Chapter 4007:39:53 - Chapter 41Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

5 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Following Anne of Green Gables, the book covers the second chapter in the life of Anne Shirley.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lucy Maud MontgomeryLength: 8 hours 48 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 124:20 - Chapter 238:47 - Chapter 355:21 - Chapter 401:06:33 - Chapter 501:23:38 - Chapter 601:47:22 - Chapter 702:00:17 - Chapter 802:21:09 - Chapter 902:32:44 - Chapter 1002:50:58 - Chapter 1103:07:12 - Chapter 1203:20:19 - Chapter 1303:40:52 - Chapter 1404:03:09 - Chapter 1504:18:59 - Chapter 1604:33:12 - Chapter 1704:53:31 - Chapter 1805:12:31 - Chapter 1905:39:36 - Chapter 2005:53:56 - Chapter 2106:16:48 - Chapter 2206:24:55 - Chapter 2306:38:40 - Chapter 2406:54:41 - Chapter 2507:17:38 - Chapter 2607:39:00 - Chapter 2708:00:23 - Chapter 2808:19:00 - Chapter 2908:31:39 - Chapter 30Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

5 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Call of the Wild by Jack London, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.In this novel (often mistakenly classified a children's book) the main protagonist Buck, a St.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Jack LondonLength: 3 hours 23 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 124:06 - Chapter 246:31 - Chapter 301:15:19 - Chapter 401:32:26 - Chapter 502:34:15 - Chapter 6Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

6 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.In this children's classic, a girl named Alice follows falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm full of talking creatures.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lewis CarrollLength: 2 hours 58 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 110:40 - Chapter 222:55 - Chapter 340:39 - Chapter 401:00:31 - Chapter 501:14:00 - Chapter 601:26:55 - Chapter 701:44:21 - Chapter 801:57:40 - Chapter 902:12:48 - Chapter 1002:35:36 - Chapter 1102:45:55 - Chapter 12Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

7 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Emma by Jane Austen, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Sherry reads Jane Austen's sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Jane AustenLength: 18 hours 2 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 121:37 - Chapter 233:31 - Chapter 346:18 - Chapter 401:08:08 - Chapter 501:21:00 - Chapter 601:39:30 - Chapter 701:55:20 - Chapter 802:22:37 - Chapter 902:54:10 - Chapter 1003:11:12 - Chapter 1103:26:28 - Chapter 1203:48:30 - Chapter 1304:09:25 - Chapter 1404:26:14 - Chapter 1504:49:36 - Chapter 1605:03:41 - Chapter 1705:12:48 - Chapter 1805:30:40 - Chapter 1905:50:33 - Chapter 2006:08:22 - Chapter 2106:34:21 - Chapter 2206:46:51 - Chapter 2307:09:20 - Chapter 2407:29:57 - Chapter 2507:46:04 - Chapter 2608:29:22 - Chapter 2708:49:59 - Chapter 2809:03:36 - Chapter 2909:23:43 - Chapter 3009:38:35 - Chapter 3109:52:58 - Chapter 3210:18:37 - Chapter 3310:39:50 - Chapter 3411:01:09 - Chapter 3511:16:17 - Chapter 3611:35:05 - Chapter 3711:44:10 - Chapter 3812:13:39 - Chapter 3912:25:37 - Chapter 4012:40:09 - Chapter 4113:00:16 - Chapter 4213:34:46 - Chapter 4313:57:02 - Chapter 4414:15:06 - Chapter 4514:32:21 - Chapter 4614:52:52 - Chapter 4715:21:27 - Chapter 4815:41:56 - Chapter 4916:05:23 - Chapter 5016:29:53 - Chapter 5116:46:43 - Chapter 5217:08:50 - Chapter 5317:29:19 - Chapter 5417:53:20 - Chapter 55Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

7 days ago

Relax and fall asleep to Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.The novel tells of the troubles of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to an oppressive London boarding school during her father's campaign in India.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Frances Hodgson BurnettLength: 7 hours 35 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 122:47 - Chapter 236:18 - Chapter 353:08 - Chapter 401:12:52 - Chapter 501:36:09 - Chapter 601:59:20 - Chapter 702:46:10 - Chapter 803:09:02 - Chapter 903:33:39 - Chapter 1003:59:50 - Chapter 1104:20:11 - Chapter 1204:38:04 - Chapter 1305:01:04 - Chapter 1405:12:20 - Chapter 1506:05:36 - Chapter 1606:39:08 - Chapter 1706:55:29 - Chapter 1807:20:40 - Chapter 19Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

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