LEADER 00000nam 2200325 i 4500 001 sky294497913 003 SKY 005 20190909110723.0 008 180605s2018 enk e 000|1|eng|d 015 GBB8E6365|2bnb 016 7 019008408|2Uk 020 9781473695917|qhbk 020 1473695910|qhbk 040 StDuBDS|beng|erda|cStDuBDS|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 082 04 820.80353|223 092 |fF|aBED 245 00 Bedtime stories for stressed out adults :|btales to soothe tired souls ; introduced by Lucy Mangan. 264 1 London :|bHodder & Stoughton,|c2018. 300 262 pages ;|c23 cm 336 text|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|2rdamedia 338 volume|2rdacarrier 505 00 |tThe gift of the Magi /|rO. Henry --|tThe mouse /|rSaki - -|tEast of the sun, west of the moon /|rAndrew Lang -- |tWanderer's night song /|rGoethe, trans. Henry W. Longfellow - -|tThe selfish giant /|rOscar Wilde --|tA pair of silk stockings /|rKate Chopin --|tThe aunt and Amabel /|rE. Nesbit --|tMoon song /|rMildred Plew Meigs -- |tThe wind and the willows (excerpt) /|rKenneth Grahame -- |tA portrait /|rGuy De Maupassant, trans. Albert McMaster --|tThe golden windows /|rLaura E. Richards --|tTo sleep / |rWilliam Wordsworth --|tThe diary of a Nobody (excerpt) / |rGeorge & Weedon Grossmith --|tThe drawing of the sword / |rAndrew Lang --|tThe tiredness of Rosabel /|rKatherine Mansfield --|tClouds /|rChristina Rossetti --|tThe beauties /|rAnton Chekhov, trans. Constance Garnett -- |tAlice in wonderland (excerpt) /|rLewis Carroll --|tKew gardens /|rVirginia Woolf --|tThe legend of O'Donoghue / |rT. Crofton Croker --|tWynken, Blynken and Nod /|rEugene Field --|tXingu /|rEdith Wharton --|tHeidi (excerpt) / |rJohanna Spyri --|tFrom 'Bacchanalia' /|rMatthew Arnold - -|tThree questions /|rLeo Tolstoy, trans. Alymer & Louise Maude --|tFar away and long ago (excerpt) /|rW.H. Hudson - -|tAnne of Green Gables (excerpt) /|rL.M. Montgomery -- |tNight /|rWilliam Blake --|t'Meadow thoughts' from The life of the fields /|rRichard Jefferies --|tGloire de Dijon /|rD.H. Lawrence --|tTh secret garden (excerpt) / |rFrances Hodgson Burnett --|tThe spinner and the monks (excerpt) /|rD.H. Lawrence --|tFrom 'Amanda' /|rNathaniel Hookes 520 This cheering book of best loved short tales, extracts and poems will calm and restore an anxious mind before sleep. A good night's sleep is essential for our well being and our health, but in our busy lives sleep is often poor and overlooked. Now is the time to stop a while and find consolation and wonder in other worlds where all is well and sleep just a page or two away. From classic stories by Oscar Wilde, Guy de Maupassant and Katherine Mansfield, to friendly tales of our childhoods, to poetry that reminds us of the simple joys of life, this lovingly curated book will soothe a tired mind and gently carry you to the peaceful land of sleep. So switch off, snuggle down and allow yourself to escape into new worlds and old; magical, mysterious and tender realms that will accompany you to your own sweet dreams 650 0 Sleep|vLiterary collections. 650 0 Stress management|vFiction. 650 0 Short stories. 655 7 Short stories.|2lcgft
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