text_original: There appears to have been a surprising absence of curiosity — if such a word may be con  sidered appropriate — about the ways and the doings of Wales. That part of the island, with all its unsurpassed beauty of mountain and lake, river and valley, had not then become a show place for English tourists.
text_transcription: THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SURPRISING ABSENCE OF CURIOSITY IF SUCH A WORD MAY BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE ABOUT THE WAYS AND THE DOINGS OF WALES THAT PART OF THE ISLAND WITH ALL ITS UNSURPASSED BEAUTY OF MOUNTAIN AND LAKE RIVER AND VALLEY HAD NOT THEN BECOME A SHOW PLACE FOR ENGLISH TOURISTS
phonemes: ðɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹz tə hɐvbɪn ɐ sɚpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ˈæbsəns ʌv kjˌʊɹɹɪˈɔsᵻɾi — ɪf sˈʌtʃ ɐ wˈɜːd mˈeɪ biː kˈɑːn sˈaɪdɚd ɐpɹˈoʊpɹɪət — ɐbˌaʊt ðə wˈeɪz ænd ðə dˈuːɪŋz ʌv wˈeɪlz. ðæt pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd, wɪð ˈɔːl ɪts ʌnsɚpˈæst bjˈuːɾi ʌv mˈaʊntɪn ænd lˈeɪk, ɹˈɪvɚɹ ænd vˈæli, hæd nˌɑːt ðˈɛn bɪkˌʌm ɐ ʃˈoʊ plˈeɪs fɔːɹ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ tˈʊɹɹɪsts.