hˈaʊsmən lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻkˈɔːld, "ðə nˈɑːvəl wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ bˈæk ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti, wʌz æz səksˈɛsfəl æz tɹˈɛʒɚɹ ˈaɪlənd hɐdbɪn, ænd ðˈɛn wʌz tˈoʊɾəli fɚɡˈɑːʔn̩.
Houseman later recalled, "the novel was written back about 1890, was as successful as Treasure Island had been, and then was totally forgotten.