A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 5. by Mark Twain
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 5." by Mark Twain is a historical novel published in 1889. When a Connecticut engineer named Hank Morgan suffers a head injury, he awakens in King Arthur's medieval England. Using his modern knowledge to pose as a powerful magician, he rivals Merlin and becomes the king's advisor. Hank attempts to modernize the past and implement democratic reforms, but faces opposition from the feudal system
and the Church. This satirical work critiques chivalric romance while celebrating democratic values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 5. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.5 (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. | 7246 |
| Release Date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 383 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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