text_original: I began it during the happier period of my life, and have continued it at intervals since. So often have you asked me about my former existence  about my mother, about Pokrovski, about my sojourn with Anna Thedorovna, about my more recent misfortunes; so often have you expressed an earnest desire to read the manuscript in which (God knows why) I have recorded certain incidents of my life, that I feel no doubt but that the sending of it will give you sincere pleasure.
text_transcription: I BEGAN IT DURING THE HAPPIER PERIOD OF MY LIFE AND HAVE CONTINUED IT AT INTERVALS SINCE SO OFTEN HAVE YOU ASKED ME ABOUT MY FORMER EXISTENCE ABOUT MY MOTHER ABOUT POKROVSKY ABOUT MY SOJOURN WITH ANNA FEDOROVNA ABOUT MY MORE RECENT MISFORTUNES SO OFTEN HAVE YOU EXPRESSED AN EARNEST DESIRE TO READ THE MANUSCRIPT IN WHICH GOD KNOWS WHY I HAVE RECORDED CERTAIN INCIDENTS OF MY LIFE THAT I FEEL NO DOUBT BUT THAT THE SENDING OF IT WILL GIVE YOU SINCERE PLEASURE
phonemes: aɪ bɪɡˈæn ɪt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə hˈæpɪɚ pˈiəɹɪəd ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf, ænd hæv kəntˈɪnjuːd ɪɾ æɾ ˈɪntɚvəlz sˈɪns. sˌoʊ ˈɔfən hæv juː ˈæskt mˌiː ɐbˌaʊt maɪ fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ɐbˌaʊt maɪ mˈʌðɚ, ɐbˌaʊt pəkɹˈɑːvski, ɐbˌaʊt maɪ sˈoʊdʒɜːn wɪð ˈænə ðədˈɔːɹɑːvnə, ɐbˌaʊt maɪ mˈɔːɹ ɹˈiːsənt mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊnz; sˌoʊ ˈɔfən hæv juː ɛkspɹˈɛst ɐn ˈɜːnɪst dɪzˈaɪɚ tə ɹˈiːd ðə mˈænjuːskɹˌɪpt ɪnwˌɪtʃ (ɡˈɑːd nˈoʊz wˈaɪ) aɪ hæv ɹᵻkˈɔːɹdᵻd sˈɜːʔn̩ ˈɪnsɪdənts ʌv maɪ lˈaɪf, ðæt aɪ fˈiːl nˈoʊ dˈaʊt bˌʌt ðætðə sˈɛndɪŋ ʌv ɪt wɪl ɡˈɪv juː sɪnsˈɪɹ plˈɛʒɚ.