Hunted Down: A Mystery Bedtime Story by Charles Dickens
Just Sleep - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Taesha Glasgow
4 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 20 November 2022
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Tonight's bedtime story for adults is Hunted Down by Charles Dickens. Published in 1859, this is a rare detective story from the celebrated writer. Mr Sampson sees a man at his Life Assurance office and immediately dislikes him. When he meets him at a party, the feelings deepen. Is his first impression of the man correct? Is he hiding something?
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening. Welcome to the Just Sleep podcast. I'm Tasia, your host. |
| 0:14.1 | Every week, I will read you an old story to help you relax, but the stressful day behind you and drift off to sleep. |
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| 1:02.7 | slash support for more information. |
| 1:08.0 | Tonight, I will be reading |
| 1:10.5 | A short story by Charles Dickens, |
| 1:14.8 | hunted down. |
| 1:17.6 | So lie down, close your eyes, and let me read you a story. |
| 1:29.3 | One. |
| 1:31.9 | Most of us see some romances in life. |
| 1:35.6 | In my capacity as chief manager of a life assurance office, |
| 1:39.9 | I think I have, within the last 30 years, |
| 1:43.0 | seen more romances than the generality of men, |
| 1:46.2 | however unpromising the opportunity may at first seem. |
| 1:51.2 | As I have retired and I live at my ease, |
| 1:54.2 | I possess the means that I used to want of considering what I have seen at leisure. |
| 2:00.6 | My experiences have a more remarkable aspect, |
| 2:03.9 | so reviewed, than they had when they were in progress. I have come home from the play now, |
| 2:10.2 | and can recall the scenes of the drama upon which the curtain has fallen, free from the glare, |
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