text_original: She was in fact one of the first I Digitized by VjOOQIC 220 MADAME DE STAEL. to admire and write that appalling product, the novel with a purpose. Anything duller than Delphine it would be difficult to imagine. From the first page to the last there is hardly one line of genuine inspira  tion.
text_transcription: SHE WAS IN FACT ONE OF THE FIRST TO ADMIRE AND WRITE THAT APPALLING PRODUCT THE NOVEL WITH A PURPOSE ANYTHING DULLER THAN DELPHINE IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO IMAGINE FROM THE FIRST PAGE TO THE LAST THERE IS HARDLY ONE LINE OF GENUINE INSPIRATION
phonemes: ʃiː wʌz ɪn fˈækt wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst aɪ dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti mˈædəm dˌiːˈiː stˈeɪl. tʊ ɐdmˈaɪɚ ænd ɹˈaɪt ðæt ɐpˈɔːlɪŋ pɹˈɑːdʌkt, ðə nˈɑːvəl wɪð ɐ pˈɜːpəs. ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ dˈʌlɚ ðɐn dˈɛlfiːn ɪt wʊd biː dˈɪfɪkəlt tʊ ɪmˈædʒɪn. fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst pˈeɪdʒ tə ðə lˈæst ðɛɹ ɪz hˈɑːɹdli wˈʌn lˈaɪn ʌv dʒˈɛnjuːɪn ˈɪnspɪɹə tɪˈɑːn.