text_original: Only in the large cities and towns could a writer expect to have many readers, and even in the cities and towns his readers were limited to a comparatively small section of society. The audience to which a book had to appeal in London was confined almost ^.Itogether to those 248 THE KEIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxxii. belonging to what were called the higher classes, and to those orders of society which looked up to the higher classes for guidance and illumination as to the books they ought to read.
text_transcription: ONLY IN THE LARGE CITIES AND TOWNS COULD A WRITER EXPECT TO HAVE MANY READERS AND EVEN IN THE CITIES AND TOWNS HIS READERS WERE LIMITED TO A COMPARATIVELY SMALL SECTION OF SOCIETY THE AUDIENCE TO WHICH A BOOK HAD TO APPEAL IN LONDON WAS CONFINED ALMOST ALTOGETHER TO THOSE BELONGING TO WHAT WERE CALLED THE HIGHER CLASSES AND TO THOSE ORDERS OF SOCIETY WHICH LOOKED UP TO THE HIGHER CLASSES FOR GUIDANCE AND ILLUMINATION AS TO THE BOOKS THEY OUGHT TO READ
phonemes: ˈoʊnli ɪnðə lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈɪɾiz ænd tˈaʊnz kʊd ɐ ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ɛkspˈɛkt tə hæv mˈɛni ɹˈiːdɚz, ænd ˈiːvən ɪnðə sˈɪɾiz ænd tˈaʊnz hɪz ɹˈiːdɚz wɜː lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tʊ ɐ kəmpˈæɹətˌɪvli smˈɔːl sˈɛkʃən ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi. ðɪ ˈɔːdiəns tʊ wˌɪtʃ ɐ bˈʊk hædtʊ ɐpˈiːl ɪn lˈʌndən wʌz kənfˈaɪnd ˈɔːlmoʊst.ˈaɪɾoʊdʒðɚ tə ðoʊz tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ˈeɪt ðə kˈeɪn ʌv kwˈiːn ˈæn. sˌiːˈeɪtʃ. ɹˌoʊmən θˈɜːɾi tˈuː. bᵻlˈɔŋɪŋ tə wʌt wɜː kˈɔːld ðə hˈaɪɚ klˈæsᵻz, ænd tə ðoʊz ˈɔːɹdɚz ʌv səsˈaɪəɾi wˌɪtʃ lˈʊkt ˌʌp tə ðə hˈaɪɚ klˈæsᵻz fɔːɹ ɡˈaɪdəns ænd ɪlˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən æz tə ðə bˈʊks ðeɪ ˈɔːt tə ɹˈiːd.