text_original: The religious tone of the Stories is even more pronounced than that of the Education of Daughters. The book is, on the whole, well written, and was popular enough in its day, and, to make it still more attractive, Mr. Johnson engaged Slake, whom he was then befriending, to illustrate it.
text_transcription: THE RELIGIOUS TONE OF THE STORIES IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED THAN THAT OF THE EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS THE BOOK IS ON THE WHOLE WELL WRITTEN AND WAS POPULAR ENOUGH IN ITS DAY AND TO MAKE IT STILL MORE ATTRACTIVE MISTER JOHNSON ENGAGED BLAKE WHOM HE WAS THEN BEFRIENDING TO ILLUSTRATE IT
phonemes: ðə ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs tˈoʊn ʌvðə stˈɔːɹiz ɪz ˈiːvən mˈɔːɹ pɹənˈaʊnst ðɐn ðæt ʌvðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌv dˈɔːɾɚz. ðə bˈʊk ɪz, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, wˈɛl ɹˈɪʔn̩, ænd wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɪnˈʌf ɪn ɪts dˈeɪ, ænd, tə mˌeɪk ɪt stˈɪl mˈɔːɹ ɐtɹˈæktɪv, mˈɪstɚ. dʒˈɑːnsən ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd slˈeɪk, hˈuːm hiː wʌz ðˈɛn bᵻfɹˈɛndɪŋ, tʊ ˈɪləstɹˌeɪt ɪt.