Over Fen and Wold, by John James Hissey, Part 1
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let’s relax with a lovely listener recommendation that takes us, and our authors, on a tour of little-regarded Lincolnshire. This time, the lure of new places, the charm of old maps, the evolution of place names, and confirmation that wishing to escape urban “uglification” to calm, green country is nothing new at all.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening and thank you for joining me for another boring books for bedtime. |
| 0:08.8 | I hope tonight's election provides all the boredom your busy brain needs to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:19.4 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks |
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| 1:23.2 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:28.9 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:32.4 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:36.4 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:41.7 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:46.7 | And off we go. |
| 1:50.7 | Tonight, let's relax with a charming listener recommendation |
| 1:55.7 | that takes us on a tour of the English countryside. |
| 2:07.6 | We're reading Over Fen and Wold by James John Hissy, author of a drive through England, |
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