text_original: Few historical mvsteries have ever excited more curi  osity, given occasion for more controversy, or started more plausible explanations than the story of the Iron Mask, for which George Agar Ellis, the English author and diplomatist, afterwards Lord Dover, appears to have been the first to find the true solution.
text_transcription: FEW HISTORICAL MYSTERIES HAVE EVER EXCITED MORE CURIOSITY GIVEN OCCASION FOR MORE CONTROVERSY OR STARTED MORE PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATIONS THAN THE STORY OF THE IRON MASK FOR WHICH GEORGE AGER ELLIS THE ENGLISH AUTHOR AND DIPLOMATIST AFTERWARDS LORD DOVER APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TO FIND THE TRUE SOLUTION
phonemes: fjˈuː hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ˌɛmvˈiːstˈɜːɹiz hæv ˈɛvɚɹ ɛksˈaɪɾᵻd mˈɔːɹ kjˈʊɹɹi ˈɔsᵻɾi, ɡˈɪvən əkˈeɪʒən fɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, ɔːɹ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd mˈɔːɹ plˈɔːzᵻbəl ɛksplɐnˈeɪʃənz ðɐn ðə stˈɔːɹi ʌvðɪ ˈaɪɚn mˈæsk, fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈeɪɡɑːɹ ˈɛlɪs, ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈɔːθɚ ænd dˈɪpləmətˌɪst, ˈæftɚwɚdz lˈɔːɹd dˈoʊvɚ, ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn ðə fˈɜːst tə fˈaɪnd ðə tɹˈuː səlˈuːʃən.