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