Short Stories (Patreon backfill)

by Roald Dahl

10 parts · 7 hours · A collection · 6 free · 4 on Patreon

Billy Weaver steps off the train in Bath on a bitter evening, looking for somewhere to spend the night. The boarding house on Clifford Street looks exactly right — fireplace lit, the landlady already at the door. Something about the whole thing is a little too perfect.

About this reading

Short Stories (Patreon backfill) by Roald Dahl is a slow, gentle audiobook reading for sleep, on Sleepbound. 10 parts, about 7 hours in all. 6 parts are free — play them here, or in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app. The other 4 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
The Landlady - by Roald Dahl (Short Story) - Ep #18 10 Mar 2024

28 min Members
2
The Surgeon - by Roald Dahl (Short Story) - Ep #24 17 Mar 2024

1h 16m Members
3
The Champion of the World - by Roald Dahl (Short Story) – Ep #30 24 Mar 2024

1h 15m
4
Simulacrum by Ken Liu - Ep 135 2 Jan 2025

25 min Members
5
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. Ep137 5 Jan 2025

28 min
6
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov ep.136 3 Jan 2025

39 min
7
East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Andrew Lang 15 Jan 2025

28 min
8
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry 15 Jan 2025

16 min
9
The Mouse by Saki 15 Jan 2025

11 min
10
Songs of the Fellowship: Music inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring 11 Feb 2025

1h 20m Members

Latest 11 Feb 2025.

The other 4 parts are for members. £4.99 a month on Patreon opens every recording — over 500 readings across our three shows. Part one is free on a selection of our series, always.

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