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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

by Mark Twain

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ISBN13: 9780140430646
ISBN10: 0140430644
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When Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not to the familiar scenes of nineteenth-century America but to the bewildering sights and sounds of sixth-century Camelot. Although confused at first and quickly imprisoned, he soon realises that his knowledge of the future can transform his fate. Correctly predicting a solar eclipse from inside his prison cell, Morgan terrifies the people of England into releasing him and swiftly establishes himself as the most powerful magician in the land, stronger than Merlin and greatly admired by Arthur himself. But the Connecticut Yankee wishes for more than simply a place at the Round Table. Soon, he begins a far greater struggle: to bring American democratic ideals to Old England. Complex and fascinating, "A Connecticut Yankee" is a darkly comic consideration of the nature of human nature and society.

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A blow to the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.

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Hank Morgan, a nineteenth-century American who is accidentally returned to sixth-century England, is a powerful analysis of such issues as monarchy versus democracy and free will versus determinism, but it is also one of Twain's finest comic novels, still fresh and funny after more than 100 years.
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ISBN:
9780140430646
Editor:
Kaplan, Justin
Author:
Kaplan, Justin
Author:
Twain, Mark
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
London, England ;
Subject:
General
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
American
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Americans
Subject:
Arthurian romances
Subject:
Arthurian romances -- Adaptations.
Subject:
Historical fiction
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Series:
Penguin classics
Series Volume:
93-15
Publication Date:
February 1972
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
7.92x5.06x.72 in. .65 lbs.
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