æz sˈʌtʃ, ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪk hæd ɹˈɪʔn̩ ðæt ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ kɪˈɛlənd snˈiːkt "pˈɔɪzən" ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈoʊmz ʌvðə ɡˈʌlᵻbəl fˈæmɪliz, ɐ kɹˈɪɾɪsˌɪzəm ðæt wʌz nˌɑːt wɪðˌaʊt sˌʌm tɹˈuːθ tʊ ɪt.
As such, a critic had written that Alexander Kielland sneaked "poison" into the homes of the gullible families, a criticism that was not without some truth to it.