Pictures from Italy, by Charles Dickens, Part 4
Boring Books for Bedtime Readings to Help You Sleep
Sharon Handy
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🗓️ 8 June 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Let's continue our sojourn to sleep through a month of travel readings with more from Charles Dickens and his tour through Italy. This time, we conclude our visit to Genoa, have a strange experience with puppets, an even stranger visit to Marseilles, and consider that things are often more beautiful seen from a distance. Truth indeed.
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| 0:00.0 | Good evening, and thank you for joining me for another Boring Books for Bedtime. |
| 0:09.5 | I hope tonight's selection provides all the boredom your busy brain needs |
| 0:15.3 | to quiet down and let you get some sleep. |
| 0:20.6 | Before we begin, I'd like to give a special shout out of thanks to some new members of |
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| 1:27.1 | Now, let's read and relax. |
| 1:32.5 | Find a comfortable spot. |
| 1:36.5 | Adjust your volume. |
| 1:40.3 | Take a nice deep breath in. |
| 1:46.1 | Let it out slowly. |
| 1:50.8 | And off we go. |
| 1:55.1 | Tonight, let's continue a summer month of travel readings |
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