text_original: If you have read this book, you have known in its author a man who is himself a child  one from whom the years have never taken toll. And if you have lingered from page to page, you know what humor is, and love and gentleness.
text_transcription: IF YOU HAVE READ THIS BOOK YOU HAVE KNOWN IN ITS AUTHOR A MAN WHO IS HIMSELF A CHILD ONE FROM WHOM THE YEARS HAVE NEVER TAKEN TOLL AND IF YOU HAVE LINGERED FROM PAGE TO PAGE YOU KNOW WHAT HUMOR IS AND LOVE AND GENTLENESS
phonemes: ɪf juː hæv ɹˈɛd ðɪs bˈʊk, juː hæv nˈoʊn ɪn ɪts ˈɔːθɚɹ ɐ mˈæn hˌuː ɪz hɪmsˈɛlf ɐ tʃˈaɪld wˈʌn fɹʌm hˈuːm ðə jˈɪɹz hæv nˈɛvɚ tˈeɪkən tˈoʊl. ænd ɪf juː hæv lˈɪŋɡɚd fɹʌm pˈeɪdʒ tə pˈeɪdʒ, juː nˈoʊ wʌt hjˈuːmɚɹ ɪz, ænd lˈʌv ænd dʒˈɛntəlnəs.