Stories by Lord Dunsany
Short stories by Lord Dunsany, read aloud for sleep in Books at Bedtime, each with the full text to read along.
- The Guest by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 7 Nov 2026 · 5 minSettle in with The Guest by Lord Dunsany, a short, strange and haunting classic story about a dinner for two in London, read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Books at Bedtime…
- The True History of the Hare and the Tortoise by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 6 Nov 2026 · 7 minDrift off with The True History of the Hare and the Tortoise by Lord Dunsany, a wickedly witty retelling of Aesop's most famous fable, read aloud by Martin Hewlett on Bo…
- The Messengers by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 5 Nov 2026 · 7 minDrift off with The Messengers by Lord Dunsany, a short, lyrical and thought-provoking fable about the muses, their messengers and the people who will not listen, read al…
- Alone The Immortals by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 4 Nov 2026 · 5 minDrift off to sleep with Alone the Immortals by Lord Dunsany, a short, beautiful and deeply comforting prose poem about the years that have passed and where they go, read…
- The Return of the Exiles by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 3 Nov 2026 · 5 minDrift off with The Return of the Exiles by Lord Dunsany, a short, strange and haunting little tale set among the ancient stones of Stonehenge, read aloud by Martin Hewle…
- A Moral Little Tale by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 2 Nov 2026 · 5 minDrift off with A Moral Little Tale by Lord Dunsany, a short, witty and thought-provoking fable about joy, dancing and the people who would forbid them, read aloud by Mar…
- The Hen by Lord DunsanyBooks at Bedtime · 1 Nov 2026 · 4 minDrift off to sleep with The Hen by Lord Dunsany, a tiny, wise and gently funny fable about the swallows, the south and a hen with big ideas, read aloud by Martin Hewlett…