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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

by Mark Twain

An engineer from 19th-century Connecticut is sent back in time to King Arthur’s medieval England.

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First published
1889
Length
118,611 words
Reading time
About 8 hr 15 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is one of Mark Twain’s most enduring novels. During a stay at a modern-day English castle, the narrator meets a mysterious stranger. The stranger, Hank Morgan, is an engineer from Connecticut, and proceeds to weave a satirical, biting, and hilarious tale of how he traveled back in time to find himself in the court of the legendary King Arthur. There he uses his modern-day knowledge to convince the locals that he’s a powerful magician. As the book progresses, Hank modernizes—and Americanizes—the lives of the locals.

Twain’s talent for humor and satire are on full display in Yankee , and he doesn’t waste the opportunity to use Hank as a mouthpiece for his views on things like politics, capitalism, and justice. Many consider it to be his best work.

First published 1889; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 118,611 words arranged in 49 navigable sections.

About the author

Mark Twain

Mark Twain (1835–1910) is described by Wikidata as American author and humorist (1835–1910), with citizenship or national association recorded as United States.

Recorded occupations include journalist, novelist, autobiographer, teacher, humorist, and children's writer. Languages recorded for Mark Twain include English and German. Wikidata lists Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer among Mark Twain's notable works. Open Library identifies Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 7399 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Pudd’nhead Wilson, Roughing It, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Autobiography of Mark Twain, and The Innocents Abroad under Mark Twain's authorship.

1835–1910

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Themes and ideas

  • Fantasy fiction
  • Satire
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Arthurian romances
  • Time travel
  • Americans
  • Kings and rulers
  • Britons

Table of contents

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  1. Preface
  2. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
  3. A Word of Explanation
  4. I
  5. II
  6. III
  7. IV
  8. V
  9. VI
  10. VII
  11. VIII
  12. IX
  13. X
  14. XI
  15. XII
  16. XIII
  17. XIV
  18. XV
  19. XVI
  20. XVII
  21. XVIII
  22. XIX
  23. XX
  24. XXI
  25. XXII
  26. XXIII
  27. XXIV
  28. XXV
  29. XXVI
  30. XXVII
  31. XXVIII
  32. XXIX
  33. XXX
  34. XXXI
  35. XXXII
  36. XXXIII
  37. XXXIV
  38. XXXV
  39. XXXVI
  40. XXXVII
  41. XXXVIII
  42. XXXIX
  43. XL
  44. XLI
  45. XLII
  46. XLIII
  47. XLIV
  48. Final P.S. by M. T.
  49. Endnotes
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