From being created over many decades, it follows a nonlinear narrative, and in recent editions Phillips has rewritten pages to include references to modern history that in part appear to be anachronistic.
fɹʌm bˌiːɪŋ kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ˌoʊvɚ mˈɛni dˈɛkeɪdz, ɪt fˈɑːloʊz ɐ nˌɑːnlˈɪnɪɹ nˈæɹətˌɪv, ænd ɪn ɹˈiːsənt ᵻdˈɪʃənz fˈɪlɪps hɐz ɹᵻɹˈɪʔn̩ pˈeɪdʒᵻz tʊ ɪŋklˈuːd ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə mˈɑːdɚn hˈɪstɚɹi ðæt ɪn pˈɑːɹt ɐpˈɪɹ təbi ˌænɐkɹənˈɪstɪk.