Classic Books for Sleep

Classic Books for Sleep features calm, peaceful readings of public-domain books selected to help you relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep. Each episode brings you classic literature, forgotten stories, vintage essays, and quiet old-world writing presented in a slow, gentle style created for bedtime listening.

Settle in, close your eyes, and let the soothing rhythm of timeless books carry you toward sleep.

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Episodes

Jul 26, 2026

5 hr 22 sec

Relax and fall asleep to Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.This classic children's book by Rudyard Kipling tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human society, and his ultimate triumph over the lame tiger Shere Khan.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Rudyard KiplingLength: 5 hours 2 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 120:06 - Chapter 246:04 - Chapter 301:16:54 - Chapter 401:43:08 - Chapter 502:07:10 - Chapter 602:25:27 - Chapter 702:48:50 - Chapter 803:07:06 - Chapter 903:41:10 - Chapter 1004:23:43 - Chapter 11Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 26, 2026

5 hr 22 sec

Jul 23, 2026

5 hr 2 min

Relax and fall asleep to What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.What Katy Did is a children's book written by Susan Coolidge, the pen name of Sarah Chauncey Woolsey.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Susan CoolidgeLength: 5 hours 2 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 119:30 - Chapter 235:49 - Chapter 356:11 - Chapter 401:17:32 - Chapter 501:38:48 - Chapter 602:16:39 - Chapter 702:49:50 - Chapter 803:09:01 - Chapter 903:35:42 - Chapter 1004:02:06 - Chapter 1104:18:14 - Chapter 1204:45:06 - Chapter 13Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 23, 2026

5 hr 2 min

Jul 20, 2026

8 hr 28 min

Relax and fall asleep to White Fang by Jack London, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.<i>White Fang</i> (1906) was written as a companion to Jack London's successful <a href="http://librivox.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Jack LondonLength: 8 hours 28 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:34 - Chapter 243:17 - Chapter 301:17:12 - Chapter 401:43:11 - Chapter 502:04:01 - Chapter 602:17:13 - Chapter 702:44:44 - Chapter 802:59:13 - Chapter 903:29:37 - Chapter 1003:55:11 - Chapter 1104:04:37 - Chapter 1204:15:36 - Chapter 1304:33:10 - Chapter 1404:52:01 - Chapter 1505:12:39 - Chapter 1605:30:27 - Chapter 1705:42:03 - Chapter 1806:03:49 - Chapter 1906:18:13 - Chapter 2006:57:54 - Chapter 2107:08:41 - Chapter 2207:23:13 - Chapter 2307:49:30 - Chapter 2408:05:08 - Chapter 25Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 20, 2026

8 hr 28 min

Jul 13, 2026

5 hr 1 min

Relax and fall asleep to Railway Children by E. Nesbit, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Edith Nesbit's classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their mother, where they come to know and love the ways of the railways.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: E. NesbitLength: 5 hours 1 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 120:19 - Chapter 246:38 - Chapter 301:10:07 - Chapter 401:35:49 - Chapter 501:54:02 - Chapter 602:13:09 - Chapter 702:36:13 - Chapter 802:56:19 - Chapter 903:17:53 - Chapter 1003:37:07 - Chapter 1104:01:37 - Chapter 1204:20:31 - Chapter 1304:41:55 - Chapter 14Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 13, 2026

5 hr 1 min

Jul 12, 2026

8 hr 31 min

Relax and fall asleep to Persuasion by Jane Austen, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Anne Elliott, Jane Austen's only aging heroine, has devoted her life to caring for her financially irresponsible family.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Jane AustenLength: 8 hours 30 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 117:19 - Chapter 229:22 - Chapter 347:41 - Chapter 401:01:19 - Chapter 501:19:31 - Chapter 601:40:39 - Chapter 702:03:28 - Chapter 802:19:31 - Chapter 902:37:11 - Chapter 1002:59:25 - Chapter 1103:18:22 - Chapter 1203:47:33 - Chapter 1304:04:43 - Chapter 1404:18:52 - Chapter 1504:36:58 - Chapter 1604:49:34 - Chapter 1705:14:45 - Chapter 1805:37:53 - Chapter 1905:52:46 - Chapter 2006:17:45 - Chapter 2106:59:18 - Chapter 2207:38:04 - Chapter 2308:19:28 - Chapter 24Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 12, 2026

8 hr 31 min

Jul 11, 2026

8 hr 51 min

Relax and fall asleep to Rainbow Valley by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Rainbow Valley, the seventh book in the Anne of Green Gables series explores the world of Anne & Gilbert's six children along with the exploits of the Merediths, the children of the town's new minister.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 51 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 110:19 - Chapter 232:24 - Chapter 348:00 - Chapter 401:09:15 - Chapter 501:36:56 - Chapter 601:47:46 - Chapter 702:04:28 - Chapter 802:20:23 - Chapter 902:42:11 - Chapter 1002:56:35 - Chapter 1103:05:22 - Chapter 1203:22:26 - Chapter 1303:44:00 - Chapter 1404:05:09 - Chapter 1504:21:43 - Chapter 1604:48:17 - Chapter 1705:08:39 - Chapter 1805:19:14 - Chapter 1905:27:50 - Chapter 2005:39:40 - Chapter 2106:01:21 - Chapter 2206:14:00 - Chapter 2306:35:10 - Chapter 2406:50:05 - Chapter 2507:05:36 - Chapter 2607:19:53 - Chapter 2707:28:07 - Chapter 2807:37:50 - Chapter 2907:45:54 - Chapter 3007:56:31 - Chapter 3108:07:08 - Chapter 3208:20:08 - Chapter 3308:31:37 - Chapter 3408:44:11 - Chapter 35Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 11, 2026

8 hr 51 min

Jul 10, 2026

5 hr 38 min

Relax and fall asleep to Five Children and It by E. Nesbit, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.This delightful novel begins when a family of five children moves from London to the English countryside.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: E. NesbitLength: 5 hours 38 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 143:34 - Chapter 201:21:36 - Chapter 302:03:40 - Chapter 402:43:31 - Chapter 502:59:38 - Chapter 603:27:05 - Chapter 703:48:37 - Chapter 804:26:40 - Chapter 904:49:01 - Chapter 1005:15:37 - Chapter 11Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 10, 2026

5 hr 38 min

Jul 9, 2026

8 hr 31 min

Relax and fall asleep to Story Girl by Lucy Maud Montgomery, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.The Story Girl, by Anne of Green Gables author L.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 31 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 119:25 - Chapter 232:20 - Chapter 353:57 - Chapter 401:10:50 - Chapter 501:30:22 - Chapter 601:45:51 - Chapter 702:04:20 - Chapter 802:23:49 - Chapter 902:36:24 - Chapter 1002:54:40 - Chapter 1103:08:22 - Chapter 1203:18:58 - Chapter 1303:28:00 - Chapter 1403:43:04 - Chapter 1503:59:12 - Chapter 1604:15:25 - Chapter 1704:24:15 - Chapter 1804:36:32 - Chapter 1905:01:20 - Chapter 2005:13:48 - Chapter 2105:24:24 - Chapter 2205:41:12 - Chapter 2305:59:51 - Chapter 2406:20:02 - Chapter 2506:34:05 - Chapter 2606:50:46 - Chapter 2707:12:54 - Chapter 2807:28:28 - Chapter 2907:47:19 - Chapter 3008:05:46 - Chapter 3108:15:56 - Chapter 32Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 9, 2026

8 hr 31 min

Jul 8, 2026

3 hr 19 min

Relax and fall asleep to Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.Through the Looking Glass, the sequel to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, was written in 1872 and it finds Alice in a land when she walks through a mirror into the Looking-Glass House.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: Lewis CarrollLength: 3 hours 19 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 118:24 - Chapter 238:33 - Chapter 358:12 - Chapter 401:16:45 - Chapter 501:33:11 - Chapter 602:02:08 - Chapter 702:20:39 - Chapter 802:46:17 - Chapter 903:13:38 - Chapter 10Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 8, 2026

3 hr 19 min

Jul 7, 2026

3 hr 44 min

Relax and fall asleep to Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, a classic public domain audiobook selected for calm bedtime listening.The timeless story of the Wizard Of Oz.Settle in, close your eyes, and let the gentle rhythm of classic literature help you unwind, rest, and drift toward sleep.Author: L. Frank BaumLength: 3 hours 44 minutesSource: LibriVox public domain recordingChapters:00:00 - Chapter 101:34 - Chapter 207:58 - Chapter 319:40 - Chapter 431:02 - Chapter 539:00 - Chapter 650:19 - Chapter 759:06 - Chapter 801:09:14 - Chapter 901:20:09 - Chapter 1001:27:53 - Chapter 1101:38:49 - Chapter 1201:58:13 - Chapter 1302:18:35 - Chapter 1402:25:29 - Chapter 1502:36:01 - Chapter 1602:51:14 - Chapter 1702:56:54 - Chapter 1803:03:28 - Chapter 1903:10:14 - Chapter 2003:16:08 - Chapter 2103:25:15 - Chapter 2203:30:49 - Chapter 2303:36:35 - Chapter 2403:43:51 - Chapter 25Text and narration are public domain.Narration provided by LibriVox volunteers.Curated and packaged for restful listening by Classic Books for Sleep.

Jul 7, 2026

3 hr 44 min

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