text_original: All the conspicuous political figures of the reign come into the story. The reader who takes it up for the first time at the present day  will find himself carried away by its humours, just as he might be if he were studying some masterpiece of satire intended to show up the leading personages in the political life of our own day.
text_transcription: ALL THE CONSPICUOUS POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE REIGN COME INTO THE STORY THE READER WHO TAKES IT UP FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE PRESENT DAY WILL FIND HIMSELF CARRIED AWAY BY ITS HUMOURS JUST AS HE MIGHT BE IF HE WERE STUDYING SOME MASTERPIECE OF SATIRE INTENDED TO SHOW UP THE LEADING PERSONAGES IN THE POLITICAL LIFE OF HIS OWN DAY
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðə kənspˈɪkjuːəs pəlˈɪɾɪkəl fˈɪɡjɚz ʌvðə ɹˈeɪn kˈʌm ˌɪntʊ ðə stˈɔːɹi. ðə ɹˈiːdɚ hˌuː tˈeɪks ɪɾ ˌʌp fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm æt ðə pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ wɪl fˈaɪnd hɪmsˈɛlf kˈæɹid ɐwˈeɪ baɪ ɪts hjˈuːmɚz, dʒˈʌst æz hiː mˌaɪt biː ɪf hiː wɜː stˈʌdiɪŋ sˌʌm mˈæstɚpˌiːs ʌv sˈæɾaɪɚɹ ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə ʃˈoʊ ˌʌp ðə lˈiːdɪŋ pˈɜːsənɪdʒᵻz ɪnðə pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈaɪf ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn dˈeɪ.