A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1. by Mark Twain
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1." by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1889. A 19th-century engineer from Connecticut suffers a head injury and awakens in medieval England during King Arthur's reign. Using his modern knowledge to pose as a powerful magician, he rivals Merlin and becomes the king's chief minister. He attempts to modernize the feudal kingdom and implement democratic reforms, but faces resistance from entrenched powers.
Twain's satire lampoons romantic notions of chivalry while celebrating democratic values and questioning industrialization. (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 1. |
| 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: 73.1 (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. | 7242 |
| Release Date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Last Update | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 367 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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