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Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Old Country Inns of England, by Maskell and Gregory, Part 1

Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

Sharon Handy

Sleepless, Rest, Insomnia, Books, Reading, Asmr, Sleep, Health & Fitness, Stress, Meditation, Bedtime, Relaxation, Mental Health, Sleepaid

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🗓️ 7 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Let’s fall asleep with a new listener request! This time, we travel back in time to learn the origins of that most pleasant and cozy of places, the country inn. From manors to monasteries and pilgrimage houses, it’s quite a relaxing trip.

 

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0:00.0

Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime.

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I hope tonight selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you

0:17.1

get some sleep. Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our

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Patreon family Anne Susan and Avo thank you all so much for supporting this podcast.

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By becoming members of Patreon,

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you help us remain 100% listener supported and ad free for everyone and it's very much

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appreciated. If you're interested in supporting boring books for bedtime and

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subscribers including exclusive episodes, full books and collections found nowhere else.

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You'll also find a link to buy me a coffee.com,

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where you can support us with a one-time tip, no subscription required.

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I hope you'll take a moment to check them out.

1:20.8

Now, let's read and relax.

1:25.0

Find a comfortable spot.

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Adjust your volume.

1:57.0

Take a nice deep breath in. Let it out slowly and And off we go. Tonight, let's relax with a listener request that combines travel, history, and architecture. Old Country Inns of England

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By Henry P. Maskell and Edward W. Gregory, with illustrations by the authors,

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first published in 1911 by L.C. Page and Company, Boston.

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Let's begin.

2:19.7

Preface.

2:21.6

Why do your guide books tell us about nothing but churches and manor houses?

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