The Haunted Orchard

Snoozecast

Health & Fitness, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

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🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Tonight, as part of Snoozecast's seventh annual spooky sleep story series, we’ll read “The Haunted Orchard” written by British author Richard Le Gallienne and published in 1912. Each October, our Spooky Stories Series features classic tales that are more atmosphere than fright, all candlelight and creaking floorboards. In this one, a quiet country house and its untended orchard hold a lingering presence; whispers of a young woman seen among the trees and a tune that seems to rise with the wind give the story its soft, ghostly pulse. Born Richard Thomas Gallienne, the author adopted “Le Gallienne” after college, and—captivated by a lecture from Oscar Wilde—left office work to write poetry and prose. He and Wilde later struck up a brief affair and lasting friendship. Le Gallienne married three times and fathered Eva Le Gallienne, the celebrated actor–director. After settling in the United States and later on the French Riviera, he refused to write wartime propaganda and nonetheless kept publishing well into his seventies. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Welcome to Snozcast, the podcast designed to help you fall asleep.
0:36.8	Find us at snoozecast.com,
0:39.2	and if you enjoy tonight's episode,
0:41.9	check out Snooecast's Spooky Sleep Stories podcast
0:45.6	featuring the entire collection
0:47.8	by searching for Snoosecast Presents spooky sleep stories,
0:53.1	wherever you listen to podcasts, or going to snoozecast.com
0:57.9	slash series. That's spelled S-E-R-I-E-S.
1:05.4	This episode is brought to you by Wayside Flowers.
1:10.8	Tonight, as part of Snooscast's seventh annual
1:14.9	Spooky Sleep Story series, will read The Haunted Orchard, written by British author Richard
1:21.9	LaGallien and published in 1912. Each October, our spooky stories series features classic tales that are more atmosphere than fright,
1:34.1	all candlelight and creaking floorboards. In this one, a quiet country house and its
1:41.4	untended orchard hold a lingering presence.
1:46.3	Whispers of a young woman seen among the trees and a tune that seems to rise with the wind
1:53.5	give the story its soft, ghostly pulse.
1:59.1	Born Richard Thomas Gallion, the author adopted LaGallion after college and,
2:06.8	captivated by a lecture from Oscar Wilde, left office work to write poetry and prose. He and Wilde later
2:15.5	struck up a brief affair and lasting friendship.
2:19.6	Legallien married three times and fathered Eva LaGallion, the celebrated actor-director.
2:27.8	After settling in the United States and later on the French Riviera, he refused to write wartime propaganda and nonetheless
2:37.0	kept publishing well into his 70s.
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