Bibliograph

A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court, Mark Twain

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A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court, Mark Twain

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

A Connecticut yankee in King Arthur's court

Medium

compact disc

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Oclc number

233543690

Responsibility statement

Mark Twain

Summary

In this mischievous yarn by Mark Twain, a Yankee mechanic named Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious in a fight and awakens to find himself at Camelot in AD 528. Brought before the knights of the Round Table, he is condemned to death, but saves himself by using his 19th-century scientific knowledge to pose as a powerful magician. After correctly predicting an eclipse, Hank is made minister to King Arthur, and goes on to counsel him on such matters as gunpowder, electricity, and industrial methods. But when he attempts to better the condition of the peasantry, he meets opposition from the church, knights, and sorcerers, and finds his efforts at enlightenment turned against him

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