Marie Curie

57 min

A faint light shows in a Paris shed at night, coming from vessels of material separated out of mine waste. This factual sleep story follows Marie Curie from her student years to the long chemical work behind a new element, returning to the shed, the courtyard and the glow that needed no lamp.

← Back sleep
Becky Lane
Your storyteller
Becky Lane
Soft, warm, unhurried

Warm and clear, with an unhurried steadiness, a voice that settles a busy mind without ever rushing it.

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About this session

Marie Curie is a sleep story from Salūs, a long bedtime story for adults, read slowly at a bedtime pace by Becky Lane.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android, hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.