hɪz ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv fˈæmɪli mɪsfˈɔːɹtʃʊn, ˈɪltɹˈiːtmənt æt skˈuːl ænd æt sˈiː, sˈʌbsᵻkwənt mɪsɐdvˈɛntʃɚz, ɹoʊmˈæntɪk ˈɪntɚlˌuːdz ænd dᵻsˈɛnt ˌɪntʊ vˈeɪɡɹənsi ænd kɹˈaɪm ɪn lˈʌndən, ɹˈiːdz lˈaɪk ɐ mɪsplˈeɪst tʃˈɑːɹlz dˈɪkənz plˈɑːt.
His account of family misfortune, ill-treatment at school and at sea, subsequent misadventures, romantic interludes and descent into vagrancy and crime in London, reads like a misplaced Charles Dickens plot.