text_original: Wilkes immediately started for Bath to avoid a demonstration in London; but London was illuminated in his honor, and in a great number of provincial towns his release was celebrated with all the signs of a national holiday. If he had been a hero in prison, he was no less a hero out of it.
text_transcription: WILKES IMMEDIATELY STARTED FOR BATH TO AVOID A DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON BUT LONDON WAS ILLUMINATED IN HIS HONOR AND IN A GREAT NUMBER OF PROVINCIAL TOWNS HIS RELEASE WAS CELEBRATED WITH ALL THE SIGNS OF A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IF HE HAD BEEN A HERO IN PRISON HE WAS NO LESS A HERO OUT OF IT
phonemes: wˈɪlks ɪmˈiːdɪətli stˈɑːɹɾᵻd fɔːɹ bˈæθ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd ɐ dˌɛmənstɹˈeɪʃən ɪn lˈʌndən; bˌʌt lˈʌndən wʌz ɪlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn hɪz ˈɑːnɚ, ænd ɪn ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv pɹəvˈɪnʃəl tˈaʊnz hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs wʌz sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ˈɔːl ðə sˈaɪnz əvə nˈæʃənəl hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ. ɪf hiː hɐdbɪn ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ ɪn pɹˈɪzən, hiː wʌz nˈoʊ lˈɛs ɐ hˈiəɹoʊ ˌaʊɾəv ɪt.