Sleep Story 261 – The Ascendency of France
Bore You To Sleep - Sleep Stories for Adults
Teddy
4.5 • 547 Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we feature a reading from "The Ascendency of France" by Henry Offley Wakeman, published in 1897, which explores the rise of France from 1598 to 1715. Welcome to the Bore You To Sleep podcast, where our goal is to help you get a good night's rest. Our podcast is designed to play in the background as you drift off to sleep, and we appreciate the gratitude shared with us by our listeners. To keep our podcast free for everyone, we rely on support from listeners through Patreon and Spotify. Your contribution helps us continue to produce new episodes and reach those who need them. If you find our podcast helpful, please consider sharing it with a friend and leaving a review in your podcast app. If you're looking to improve your insomnia or sleeplessness, becoming a patron or sponsor at Boreyoutosleep.com can help us produce more episodes for you. Even a small monthly contribution of $1 or $5 can go a long way. You can also connect with us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook by searching for BoreYouToSleep. Leaving a review or sharing the podcast with a friend is one of the best ways to show your appreciation. Thank you for listening, and we hope you enjoy the readings. Sincerely, Teddy.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, welcome to the Bore You to Sleep podcast, the podcast that will hopefully help you get to sleep. |
| 0:15.7 | I am going to read an open source book, one that is not particularly interesting, but one that is |
| 0:23.3 | hopefully boring enough to get you to sleep. Tonight's reading comes from The Ascendancy of France, |
| 0:33.2 | written by Henry Offley Wakeman and published in 1897. |
| 0:40.4 | This book explores the rise of France during the years 1598 and 1715. |
| 0:49.2 | My name is Teddy and I am to help people everywhere get a good night's rest. |
| 0:56.7 | Sleep is so important, and my mission is to help you get the rest that you need. |
| 1:04.2 | The podcast is designed to plan the background while you slowly fall asleep. |
| 1:17.6 | Thank you to everyone who shared their words of gratitude with me during the week. Firstly, a massive thank you to new supporters on Patreon. |
| 1:23.6 | Donna Edmonds and Olive Norman. |
| 1:26.6 | Thank you for both becoming patrons and providing a monthly |
| 1:31.2 | financial contribution to the podcast. My goal is to keep this podcast free to allow access for |
| 1:39.1 | everyone who needs it and its support from listeners like yourself via Patreon that allows me to keep |
| 1:48.0 | bringing out episodes for those who need them. |
| 1:51.0 | To audible listeners who took the time to leave a review, Barry Ray Durekson, I'm glad |
| 1:59.0 | you're sleeping better, and to the two anonymous users who left |
| 2:04.7 | reviews on Australia's audible site, respectively, you said the podcast works like a charm, |
| 2:12.8 | and that it is hypnotic. Thank you both. To all Spotify listeners who continue to respond to the |
| 2:21.6 | Q&A within the Spotify app, I really appreciate hearing from you and thank you for your comments. |
| 2:30.3 | If you're out there and you find the podcast beneficial, I do have one small favour to ask. |
| 2:37.9 | Please share the podcast with a friend and leave a review in your podcast app. |
| 2:44.1 | One sentence really helps out and it doesn't really take that long. |
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