text_original: The enormous admiration which it excited at the time of its appearance may seem somewhat strange in this year of grace ; but then it must be remem  bered that Italy was not the overwritten cowutry it has since become. Besides this, Madame de Stael was the most celebrated woman, and, after Napoleon, the most conspicuous personage of , her day. Except Chateaubriand, she had nobody \ to dispute with her the palm of literary glory in France.
text_transcription: THE ENORMOUS ADMIRATION WHICH IT EXCITED AT THE TIME OF ITS APPEARANCE MAY SEEM SOMEWHAT STRANGE IN THIS YEAR OF GRACE BUT THEN IT MUST BE REMEMBERED THAT ITALY WAS NOT THE OVERWRITTEN COUNTRY IT HAS SINCE BECOME BESIDES THIS MADAME DE STAEL WAS THE MOST CELEBRATED WOMAN AND AFTER NAPOLEON THE MOST CONSPICUOUS PERSONAGE OF HER DAY EXCEPT CHATEAUBREAND SHE HAD NOBODY TO DISPUTE WITH HER THE PALM OF LITERARY GLORY IN FRANCE
phonemes: ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɹməs ˌædmɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ɪɾ ɛksˈaɪɾᵻd æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts ɐpˈɪɹəns mˈeɪ sˈiːm sˈʌmwʌt stɹˈeɪndʒ ɪn ðɪs jˈɪɹ ʌv ɡɹˈeɪs ; bˌʌt ðˈɛn ɪt mˈʌst biː ɹᵻmˈɛm bˈɜːd ðæt ˈɪɾəli wʌz nˌɑːt ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɪʔn̩ kˈaʊʌtɹi ɪt hɐz sˈɪns bɪkˈʌm. bᵻsˌaɪdz ðˈɪs, mˈædəm də stˈeɪl wʌzðə mˈoʊst sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd wˈʊmən, ænd, ˈæftɚ nɐpˈoʊlɪən, ðə mˈoʊst kənspˈɪkjuːəs pˈɜːsənɪdʒ ʌv , hɜː dˈeɪ. ɛksˈɛpt ʃˌeɪɾəbɹɪˈænd, ʃiː hæd nˈoʊbɑːdi bˈækslæʃ tə dɪspjˈuːt wɪð hɜː ðə pˈɑːm ʌv lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ɡlˈɔːɹi ɪn fɹˈæns.