Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep

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The Railway Traveller's Handy Book, Part 2

5/13/2024 • 55 min

Let’s return to this sleepily detailed guide to rail journeys in 1860, and learn what to wear, the importance of travel insurance, and how to steal a horse to get to the station on time. Handy indeed! Giveaway! All Patreon supporters in May will have a chance at one of four slots to determine our readings for August. By joining Patreon, you get exclusive epi… Play episode

1890 Gardiner and Co. Seed Annual 1: Flower Novelties
Relaxation Rewind! How to Listen to Music, by Henry E. Krehbiel, Part 1
Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 4
Handbook on Cheese Making, by George E. Newell, Part 2
Mars and Its Canals, by Percival Lowell, Part 3
Practical Mind Reading, by William Walker Atkinson, Part 3 (Conclusion)
The Wealth of Nations, by Adam Smith, Part 3
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 4
Cassell's Book of Birds, Part 5 - Parrots Continued
Science in the Kitchen, by Mrs. E.E. Kellogg, Part 1
The Problems of Philosophy, by Bertrand Russell, Part 3
Cottages; or Hints on Economical Building, Part 2
On the Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, Part 5
The Voyage of The Bounty to the South Sea, by William Bligh, Part 2
Bicycling for Ladies, by Maria E. Ward, Part 3
Astronomy for Young Folks, by Isabel Martin Lewis, Part 8
A Short History of the World, by H.G. Wells, Part 7
Our Cats and All About Them, by Harrison Weir, Part 2
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to Antiquities, Part 6
Where the Forest Murmurs, by Fiona Macleod, Part 1
The 1945 Sears Christmas Book, Part 2
Frye's Practical Candy Maker, by G.V. Frye, Part 2
A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts, Part 1
Sailing Alone Around the World, by Captain Joshua Slocum, Part 1
The Railway Travellers' Handy Book, Part 1
The Architecture of Country Houses, by A.J. Downing - Part 1
The Aeneid, by Virgil, Translated by John Dryden, Part 1
The Book of Werewolves, by Sabine Baring-Gould, Part 2
The History of Bread, by John Ashton, Part 4
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Part 2
The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli, Part 2
Studying Art Abroad and How to Do It Cheaply, by Abigail May Alcott Nierik…
Ten Acres Enough, by James Miller, Part 3
Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 5
How to Produce Amateur Plays, by Barrett H. Clark, Part 1
The ABC of Relativity, by Bertrand Russell, Part 3
Our National Parks, by John Muir, Part 3
The Book of Household Management, by Mrs. Isabella Beeton, Part 10 - Soups…
The Hive and the Honey-Bee, by Rev. L.L. Langstroth, Part 3
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance of 1921, Part 3
Ecclesiastical History of Britain, by The Venerable Bede, Part 1
Hand-book on Cheesemaking, by George Newell, Part 1
Our 250th Episode! Sears Roebuck and Co. Modern Homes Catalog, Part 1
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder, Part 2
Pyrotechnics - The History and Art of Firework Making, Part 1
On Horsemanship, by Xenophon, Part 1
The Art of Money Getting, by P.T. Barnum, Part 1
Symmes Theory of Concentric Spheres, Showing That The Earth Is Hollow, Par…
Spices, Their HIstories, by Robert O. Fielding (Part 3–Conclusion)

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