Mar 25, 2024
Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis
We return to the popular non-fiction work, Old Glass and How to Collect it by J. Sydney Lewis which is just the recipe to help you sleep.
We pick up learning about the glass produced in Ireland, the taxes and levies that wiped out the Irish glass industry, then move...
Mar 18, 2024
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
We continue this classic adventure on the frigate Abraham Lincoln as it passes from the Atlantic through the Straits of Magellan and into the Pacific Ocean.
As we meet legendary harpooner Ned Land the ship searches for the mysterious and dangerous ‘Narwal’ only...
Mar 11, 2024
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions by Charles Mackay
We pick up this week learning about how private enterprise came up with the plan to save the English economy by exploiting the new frontiers of South America through forming the South Sea Company in 1711.
Driven by the promise of ships full of gold coming...
Mar 4, 2024
In this sleepy time reading of The Secret Garden we pick up with Dickon and Mary in the garden, deciding whether poor Colin will be helped by some fresh air and sunshine. They decide to try persuade him to come out with them, but events take a turn when she’s too busy to...
Feb 26, 2024
The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton
For this week’s sleepy story we return to the popular Elements of Geology. Learning about the formation of rivers valleys and geological deposits will definitely not keep your attention as you lie down to sleep.
I recorded this yesterday and I can barely remember...