hɪz fjˈuːnɚɹəl, ɐtˈɛndᵻd baɪ kɹˈaʊdz ʌv pˈiːpəl, ɚɹˈaʊzd kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi æz ˈældʒɚnən swˈɪnbɜːn wʌz ɐn ˈeɪθɪˌɪst ænd hɪz fɹˈɛndz ɐtˈɛmptᵻd tə dɪsɹˈʌpt ðə fjˈuːnɚɹəl bᵻlˈiːvɪŋ ɪt ʃˌʊdəv nˈoʊ ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs kˈɑːntɛnt.
His funeral, attended by crowds of people, aroused controversy as Algernon Swinburne was an atheist and his friends attempted to disrupt the funeral believing it should have no religious content.