Downton Abbey
Tonight, we step inside Downton Abbey on an April morning in 1912. A telegram has just arrived with news from the Atlantic: the Titanic has sunk, and with it the men who stood to inherit the estate. Upstairs and downstairs, a beautifully ordered world is about to feel its first…
About this reading
Downton Abbey, in the world of Julian Fellowes, is a slow, gentle audiobook reading for sleep, on Sleepbound. 23 parts, about 41 hours in all. New parts are still being added — the latest went up on 11 August 2025. 21 parts are free — play them here, or in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app. The other 2 parts are for members on Patreon. Read at the pace of two people who actually want you to fall asleep.
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- 1 Downton Abbey – Part 1: The Telegram New Also: Reading-only version (Patreon) · Reading-only version (Patreon)53 min
- 2 Downton Abbey – Part 2: Family Matters New Also: Reading-only version (Patreon) · Another version (Patreon)53 min
- 3 55 min
- 4 28 min
- 5 2h 7m
- 6 55 min
- 7 48 min
- 8 57 min
- 9 56 min
- 10 1h 3m
- 11 1h 4m
- 12 1h 5m
- 13 1h 22m
- 14 1h 2m
- 15 1h 17m
- 16
- 17 51 min
- 18 58 min
- 19 1h 15m
- 20 1h 20m
- 21 1h 2m
- 22 1h 12m
- 23 18h 34m Members
Latest 11 Aug 2025.
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