text_original: "[47] Lady Barker is a practised writer, and a good deal of literary skill is shown in her books of travel, "Station Life in New Zealand" and "A Year's Housekeeping in South Africa." Pleasanter reading one could hardly wish for; the sketches are vivid, and the observations judicious; the style is fluent, and flavoured by a genial and unobtrusive humour. Lady Barker looks at things, of course, with a woman's eye, and this womanliness is one of the charms of her books.
text_transcription: LADY BARKER IS A PRACTISED WRITER AND A GOOD DEAL OF LITERARY SKILL IS SHOWN IN HER BOOKS OF TRAVEL STATION LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND AND A YEAR'S HOUSEKEEPING IN SOUTH AFRICA PLEASANTER READING ONE COULD HARDLY WISH FOR THE SKETCHES ARE VIVID AND THE OBSERVATIONS JUDICIOUS THE STYLE IS FLUENT AND FLAVORED BY A GENIAL AND UNOBTRUSIVE HUMOUR LADY BARKER LOOKS AT THINGS OF COURSE WITH A WOMAN'S EYE AND THIS WOMANLINESS IS ONE OF THE CHARMS OF HER BOOKS
phonemes: "[fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɛvən] lˈeɪdi bˈɑːɹkɚɹ ɪz ɐ pɹˈæktɪst ɹˈaɪɾɚ, ænd ɐ ɡˈʊd dˈiːl ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi skˈɪl ɪz ʃˈoʊn ɪn hɜː bˈʊks ʌv tɹˈævəl, "stˈeɪʃən lˈaɪf ɪn nˈuː zˈiːlənd" ænd "ɐ jˈɪɹz hˈaʊskiːpɪŋ ɪn sˈaʊθ ˈæfɹɪkə." plˈɛzæntɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ wˈʌn kʊd hˈɑːɹdli wˈɪʃ fɔːɹ; ðə skˈɛtʃᵻz ɑːɹ vˈɪvɪd, ænd ðɪ ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz dʒuːdˈɪʃəs; ðə stˈaɪl ɪz flˈuːənt, ænd flˈeɪvɚd baɪ ɐ dʒˈiːnɪəl ænd ʌnəbtɹˈuːsɪv hjˈuːmɚ. lˈeɪdi bˈɑːɹkɚ lˈʊks æt θˈɪŋz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, wɪð ɐ wˈʊmənz ˈaɪ, ænd ðɪs wˈʊmənlinəs ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹmz ʌv hɜː bˈʊks.