Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 3
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let’s continue our journey to sleep with this delightful trek through the mountains of France. This time, we visit a Trappist monastery, where our author appreciates scenery, silence, and the paradoxical stillness of being busy. Peaceful!
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another Boring Books for Bedtime. |
| 0:09.5 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down |
| 0:17.4 | and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:27.3 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of our Patreon family. |
| 0:29.9 | Diane, Sydney, Courtney Jane, Angela, Kim, Eileen, and Katrina. |
| 0:44.7 | Thank you all so much for supporting this podcast. |
| 0:49.3 | By becoming members of Patreon, you help us remain 100% listener-supported and ad-free for everyone, |
| 0:59.4 | and it's very much appreciated. And because you joined in the month of December, you and everyone |
| 1:07.1 | else who supports us through Patreon, or with a one-time tip through BuyMea Coffee.com |
| 1:13.7 | will be entered in this month's special holiday giveaway, which has seven prizes this year. |
| 1:21.9 | You'll find more about that and the perks available to subscribers in the link to Patreon in the show description. |
| 1:31.3 | I hope you'll take a moment to check that out. |
| 1:35.4 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:40.7 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:45.0 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:49.0 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:54.0 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:59.0 | And off we go. |
| 2:03.1 | Tonight, let's relax with more from this amusing travelogue. |
| 2:09.5 | Travels with a donkey in the Savan by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1879. |
| 2:20.3 | Let's pick up right where we left off in the mountains of France. |
| 2:26.6 | Let's begin. |
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