text_original: Between 1855 and 1862 there were passed a series of Joint Stock Companies Acts which have done much to revolutionize the conditions of English commerce and finance. Few Acts passed in the Victorian era have had more far  reaching and in some sense more unexpected results. The first effect was an immense stimulus to speculation.
text_transcription: BETWEEN EIGHTEEN FIFTY FIVE AND EIGHTEEN SIXTY TWO THERE WERE PASSED A SERIES OF JOINT STOCK COMPANY ACTS WHICH HAVE DONE MUCH TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE CONDITIONS OF ENGLISH COMMERCE AND FINANCE FEW ACTS PASSED IN THE VICTORIAN ERA HAVE HAD MORE FAR REACHING AND IN SOME SENSE MORE UNEXPECTED RESULTS THE FIRST EFFECT WAS AN IMMENSE STIMULUS TO SPECULATION
phonemes: bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ðɛɹwˌɜː pˈæst ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv dʒˈɔɪnt stˈɑːk kˈʌmpəniz ˈækts wˌɪtʃ hæv dˈʌn mˈʌtʃ tə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌaɪz ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ kˈɑːmɜːs ænd fˈaɪnæns. fjˈuː ˈækts pˈæst ɪnðə vɪktˈɔːɹiən ˈiəɹə hæv hæd mˈɔːɹ fˈɑːɹ ɹˈiːtʃɪŋ ænd ɪn sˌʌm sˈɛns mˈɔːɹ ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻd ɹɪzˈʌlts. ðə fˈɜːst ɪfˈɛkt wʌz ɐn ɪmˈɛns stˈɪmjʊləs tə spˌɛkjʊlˈeɪʃən.