text_original: 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. Overend & Gumey 1867] FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 1866 343 were only one — though the greatest — of some 250 firms which had recently registered themselves under the Joint Stock Acts.
text_transcription: 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 OVEREND AND GEARNEY WERE ONLY ONE THOUGH THE GREATEST OF SOME TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIRMS WHICH HAD RECENTLY REGISTERED THEMSELVES UNDER THE JOINT STOCK ACTS
phonemes: 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. ˌoʊvɚɹˈɛnd ænd ɡjˈuːmi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən] faɪnˈænʃəl kɹˈaɪsɪs ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi θɹˈiː wɜːɹ ˈoʊnli wˌʌn — ðˌoʊ ðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst — ʌv sˌʌm tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈɜːmz wˌɪtʃ hæd ɹˈiːsəntli ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd ðɛmsˈɛlvz ˌʌndɚ ðə dʒˈɔɪnt stˈɑːk ˈækts.