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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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Original author: 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.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #86.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface2,578 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Camelot792 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: King Arthur's Court1,984 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Knights of the Table Round2,100 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Sir Dinadan the Humorist1,144 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: An Inspiration1,880 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Eclipse2,311 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Merlin's Tower2,377 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: The Boss2,210 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Tournament2,207 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Beginnings of Civilization1,600 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Yankee in Search of Adventures2,864 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Slow Torture1,719 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Freemen3,051 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: “defend Thee, Lord”1,412 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Sandy's Tale2,842 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Morgan Le Fay2,304 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: A Royal Banquet3,050 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: In the Queen's Dungeons3,939 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Knight-Errantry as a Trade1,159 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The Ogre's Castle2,568 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: The Pilgrims4,349 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Holy Fountain3,795 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIII: Restoration of the Fountain2,702 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXIV: A Rival Magician3,638 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXV: A Competitive Examination4,161 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVI: The First Newspaper3,193 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito2,875 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Drilling the King1,431 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Smallpox Hut2,274 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXX: The Tragedy of the Manor-House3,475 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXI: Marco2,594 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXII: Dowley's Humiliation2,448 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Sixth Century Political Economy3,899 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves3,932 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXV: A Pitiful Incident2,745 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVI: An Encounter in the Dark1,407 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVII: An Awful Predicament2,489 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue838 words
  17. 40.Chapter XXXIX: The Yankee's Fight with the Knights3,452 words
  18. 41.Chapter XL: Three Years Later2,692 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLI: The Interdict1,440 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLII: War!3,663 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIII: The Battle of the Sand Belt4,547 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLIV: A Postscript by Clarence1,247 words