Sleepbound

Slow, gentle narration of long-form audiobooks for sleep — classic literature read softly to help you drift off, hour after hour.

167 free parts play here, and in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, on YouTube or in any podcast app. Members on Patreon get the rest — over 500 readings across our three shows, ad-free, for £4.99 a month. Part one is free on a selection of our series, always.

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman · 4 parts · 11 Sept 2026 · On Patreon

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Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers · 3 parts · 8 Sept 2026 · On Patreon

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Beauty and the Beast

by Edmund Wren · 2h 44m · 14 Aug 2026 · On Patreon

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Clara Lennox’s Compendium of Spectres

2 parts · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 free, 1 on Patreon

Hansel and Gretel

by The Brothers Grimm · 2 parts · 6 Jul 2026 · Free

Tehanu

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 5 parts · 6 Jul 2026 · On Patreon

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Sleeping Beauty

2h 35m · 3 Jul 2026 · On Patreon

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Downton Abbey: The Young Countess

in the world of Julian Fellowes · 2 parts · 30 Apr 2026 · Free

The Farthest Shore

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 13 parts · 30 Apr 2026 · 12 free, 1 on Patreon

Whose Body?

by Dorothy L. Sayers · 2 parts · 30 Apr 2026 · 1 free, 1 on Patreon

Howl's Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones · 14 parts · 12 Apr 2026 · On Patreon

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

by J. R. R. Tolkien · 24 parts · 23 Feb 2026 · 1 free, 23 on Patreon

The Tombs of Atuan

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 10 parts · 2 Dec 2025 · On Patreon

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Howl's Moving Castle: The Winter King

after Diana Wynne Jones · 2h 1m · 30 Oct 2025 · Free

Santa Claus: The Movie - The Novel

by Joan D. Vinge · 8h 9m · 27 Oct 2025 · Free

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones · 9 parts · 20 Oct 2025 · On Patreon

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The House at 3:47

6 parts · 8 Oct 2025 · On Patreon

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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

by Washington Irving · 2 parts · 3 Oct 2025 · 1 free, 1 on Patreon

Howl's Moving Castle: The Witch's Halloween Masquerade

after Diana Wynne Jones · 6 parts · 26 Sept 2025 · 5 free, 1 on Patreon

A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 7 parts · 10 Sept 2025 · Free

Fiddler on the Roof

by Sholem Aleichem · 8 parts · 10 Sept 2025 · 7 free, 1 on Patreon

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

by Simon Green · 10 parts · 20 Aug 2025 · 5 free, 5 on Patreon

House of Many Ways

by Diana Wynne Jones · 8 parts · 18 Aug 2025 · On Patreon

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Downton Abbey

in the world of Julian Fellowes · 23 parts · 11 Aug 2025 · 21 free, 2 on Patreon

The Moomins: The Melody of the Awakening River

in the world of Tove Jansson · 27 min · 8 Aug 2025 · On Patreon

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The Moomins: The Secret of the Solstice Light

in the world of Tove Jansson · 21 min · 8 Aug 2025 · On Patreon

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The Moomins: A Winter Sleep

in the world of Tove Jansson · 18 min · 1 Aug 2025 · On Patreon

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The Moomins: A Valley Sleep Story

in the world of Tove Jansson · 27 min · 1 Aug 2025 · On Patreon

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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen · 15 parts · 23 Jun 2025 · 12 free, 3 on Patreon

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

by J. R. R. Tolkien · 12 parts · 13 Jun 2025 · On Patreon

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The Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum · 6 parts · 5 Mar 2025 · Free

Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet

by Arthur Conan Doyle · 2h 41m · 26 Feb 2025 · Free

The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

by C. S. Lewis · 9 parts · 20 Feb 2025 · 1 free, 8 on Patreon

The Neverending Story

by Michael Ende · 28 parts · 12 Feb 2025 · 20 free, 8 on Patreon

Short Stories (Patreon backfill)

by Roald Dahl · 10 parts · 11 Feb 2025 · 6 free, 4 on Patreon

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs · 14 parts · 12 Nov 2024 · 1 free, 13 on Patreon

Dracula

by Bram Stoker · 12 parts · 8 Aug 2024 · 1 free, 11 on Patreon

The Hobbit

by J. R. R. Tolkien · 20 parts · 26 Jun 2024 · 1 free, 19 on Patreon

Grimm Fairy Tales

by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · 56 parts · 25 Jun 2024 · 22 free, 34 on Patreon

Interview with the Vampire

by Anne Rice · 17 parts · 18 May 2024 · 12 free, 5 on Patreon

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde · 15 parts · 17 May 2024 · Free

Ten Gothic Poems

by Christina Rossetti · 8 parts · 19 Apr 2024 · On Patreon

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Anthology of Gothic Poems

by Edgar Allan Poe · 14 min · 17 Apr 2024 · Free

The Age of Innocence

by Edith Wharton · 9 parts · 10 Apr 2024 · 1 free, 8 on Patreon

Whisperwind Cove

2 parts · 3 Mar 2024 · On Patreon

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