text_original: The Battle of the Books belonged to a narrower field of controversy, a field of controversy which has but little interest even for the literary world of more modem days. The essay is described on its title page as *^ A full and true account of the battle fought last Friday between the Ancient and the Modem Books in St. James' Library."
text_transcription: THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS BELONGED TO A NARROWER FIELD OF CONTROVERSY A FIELD OF CONTROVERSY WHICH HAS BUT LITTLE INTEREST EVEN FOR THE LITERARY WORLD OF MORE MODERN DAYS THE ESSAY IS DESCRIBED ON ITS TITLE PAGE AS A FULL AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE FOUGHT LAST FRIDAY BETWEEN THE ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS IN SAINT JAMES'S LIBRARY
phonemes: ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə bˈʊks bᵻlˈɔŋd tʊ ɐ nˈæɹoʊɚ fˈiːld ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, ɐ fˈiːld ʌv kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi wˌɪtʃ hɐz bˌʌt lˈɪɾəl ˈɪntɹɛst ˈiːvən fɚðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi wˈɜːld ʌv mˈɔːɹ mˈoʊdəm dˈeɪz. ðɪ ˈɛseɪ ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ˌɔn ɪts tˈaɪɾəl pˈeɪdʒ æz ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ɐ fˈʊl ænd tɹˈuː ɐkˈaʊnt ʌvðə bˈæɾəl fˈɔːt lˈæst fɹˈaɪdeɪ bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ænd ðə mˈoʊdəm bˈʊks ɪn sənt. dʒˈeɪmz lˈaɪbɹɛɹi."