A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1889. When Hank Morgan, a Connecticut engineer, receives a blow to the head, he awakens in medieval England during King Arthur's reign. Using his modern knowledge, he poses as a powerful magician and becomes the king's chief adviser. Hank attempts to modernize the past and implement democratic reforms, but faces opposition from Merlin, the nobility, and the
Church in this satirical tale about progress, power, and conflicting eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court |
| Credits | David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Knights and knighthood -- Fiction |
| Subject | Arthurian romances -- Adaptations |
| Subject | Time travel -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- Great Britain -- Fiction |
| Subject | Kings and rulers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Britons -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 86 |
| Release Date | Jul 7, 2004 |
| Last Update | May 25, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 24396 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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