A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

"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
Most Recently Updated May 25, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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