ʃiː wʌzðə wˈaɪf ʌv fɹˈæŋk lˈɛsli ænd ðɪ ˈɛɹ tə hɪz pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ bˈɪznəs, wˌɪtʃ ʃiː dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɪntʊ ɐ pˈeɪɪŋ kənsˈɜːn fɹʌm ɐ stˈeɪt ʌv pɹɪkˈɛɹiəs ˌɪndˈɛɾᵻdnəs.
She was the wife of Frank Leslie and the heir to his publishing business, which she developed into a paying concern from a state of precarious indebtedness.