Four publishers refused to publish Animal Farm, yet one had initially accepted the work but declined it after consulting the Ministry of Information.
fˈoːɹ pˈʌblɪʃɚz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə pˈʌblɪʃ ˈænɪməl fˈɑːɹm, jˈɛt wˈʌn hæd ɪnˈɪʃəli ɐksˈɛptᵻd ðə wˈɜːk bˌʌt dᵻklˈaɪnd ɪɾ ˈæftɚ kənsˈʌltɪŋ ðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.