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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT2,531 chars
  2. 2PREFACE1,673 chars
  3. 3A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT7,680 chars
  4. 4THE STRANGER’S HISTORY5,177 chars
  5. 5THE TALE OF THE LOST LAND4,796 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER II. KING ARTHUR’S COURT11,921 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER III. KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE ROUND12,385 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER IV. SIR DINADAN THE HUMORIST6,741 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER V. AN INSPIRATION11,249 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. THE ECLIPSE13,621 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. MERLIN’S TOWER13,978 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. THE BOSS13,146 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. THE TOURNAMENT12,905 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER X. BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATION9,770 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. THE YANKEE IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURES16,771 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. SLOW TORTURE9,735 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. FREEMEN18,299 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. “DEFEND THEE, LORD”8,366 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XV. SANDY’S TALE17,316 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XVI. MORGAN LE FAY13,935 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XVII. A ROYAL BANQUET18,744 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XVIII. IN THE QUEEN’S DUNGEONS23,360 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XIX. KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADE6,843 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XX. THE OGRE’S CASTLE15,279 chars
  25. 25CHAPTER XXI. THE PILGRIMS26,228 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER XXII. THE HOLY FOUNTAIN22,564 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIII. RESTORATION OF THE FOUNTAIN16,467 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER XXIV. A RIVAL MAGICIAN22,064 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER XXV. A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION25,919 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVI. THE FIRST NEWSPAPER19,176 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVII. THE YANKEE AND THE KING TRAVEL INCOGNITO17,137 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER XXVIII. DRILLING THE KING8,785 chars
  33. 33CHAPTER XXIX. THE SMALLPOX HUT13,319 chars
  34. 34CHAPTER XXX. THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSE20,994 chars
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXI. MARCO15,201 chars
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXII. DOWLEY’S HUMILIATION12,951 chars
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXIII. SIXTH CENTURY POLITICAL ECONOMY23,736 chars
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXIV. THE YANKEE AND THE KING SOLD AS SLAVES23,881 chars
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXV. A PITIFUL INCIDENT15,927 chars
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXVI. AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARK8,244 chars
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXVII. AN AWFUL PREDICAMENT14,917 chars
  42. 42CHAPTER XXXVIII. SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUE5,196 chars
  43. 43CHAPTER XXXIX. THE YANKEE’S FIGHT WITH THE KNIGHTS21,103 chars
  44. 44CHAPTER XL. THREE YEARS LATER16,573 chars
  45. 45CHAPTER XLI. THE INTERDICT8,597 chars
  46. 46CHAPTER XLII. WAR!23,495 chars
  47. 47CHAPTER XLIII. THE BATTLE OF THE SAND BELT28,011 chars
  48. 48CHAPTER XLIV. A POSTSCRIPT BY CLARENCE7,378 chars