Betrothed by Anton Chekhov
Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Taesha Glasgow
4 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2022
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Feeling stressed? Relax tonight with Betrothed by Anton Chekhov, a short story to help you fall asleep. Published in 1903, this is Chekhov's last completed story. Nadya, a young woman, is engaged to be married. Her wedding is only a few weeks away. But does she even love her fiance? Should she follow her friend Sasha's advice and go to university instead?
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. Welcome to the Just Sleep podcast. I'm Tasia, your host. Every week, I will read you |
| 0:17.1 | an old story to help you relax, put the stressful day behind you, and drift off to sleep. |
| 0:34.1 | Occasionally, we will run ads in order to cover the costs of the production of the podcast. |
| 0:42.0 | Rest assured, there will be no ads during or after the story. |
| 0:48.8 | If you prefer an ad-free and intro-free show, you can join Just Sleep Premium. |
| 0:59.3 | Visit JustSleeppodcast.com |
| 1:02.7 | slash support for more information. |
| 1:10.1 | Do, do, do, do! Bampa! |
| 1:16.6 | Bampa! Bampa! |
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| 1:49.7 | Tonight I will be reading Betrothed by Anton Chekhov. |
| 1:58.0 | So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story. |
| 2:02.2 | 1. |
| 2:08.1 | It was 10 o'clock in the evening, and the full moon was shining over the garden. |
| 2:13.6 | In the Schumann's house, an evening service celebrated at the request of the grandmother, |
| 2:17.0 | Marfa Mihailovna, was just over. And now Nadia, she had gone into the garden for a minute, |
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