pˈɑːɹts ʌv ðɪs wˈɜːk ɑːɹ lˈuːsli bˈeɪst ˌɔn wˈɪntʃkuːmz lˈaɪf, bˌʌt ðə nˈæɹətˌɪv ɪz ɛkspˈændᵻd baɪ ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən ænd plˈeɪdʒɚɹˌɪzəm, ænd ɪɾ ɪz nˈoːɹməli kˈæɾɪɡɚɹˌaɪzd æz fˈɪkʃən ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn hˈɪstɚɹi.
Parts of this work are loosely based on Winchcombe's life, but the narrative is expanded by imagination and plagiarism, and it is normally categorised as fiction rather than history.