A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur s Court involves time travel, as a nineteenth century man finds himself in sixth century England after suffering a head injury. He finds social and political conditions there just as oppressive as the society he has just left behind. Forward-looking in his technological ideas, Twain was always entranced by gadgets, enabling the Yankee to establish some amenities in King Arthur's world not previously known to him. Though Twain is acerbic in his criticism of technology that is inhumanely developed and applied, he also celebrates the American virtue of self-reliant ingenuity in countering the pretensions of medieval monarchy. Not surprisingly, his previously receptive English readership was not warm toward this book, and American readers who preferred his lighter touch in Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were dismayed as well.Publishers WeeklyWhen Hank Morgan is transported from 19th-century Hartford, Conn., to sixth-century England, his misadventures begin as he navigates a host of dangers en route to becoming “The Boss” of Camelot. William Dufris’s enthusiastic narration is perfect; the deep drawl he produces might very well be the voice of Twain himself, and his pacing and comedic timing will delight listeners. Dufris is clearly enjoying himself, and he produces a series of unique voices for the knights and damsels Morgan meets in Camelot. (June)
Introduction: "A Land Without Chromos"ixPrefacexxixA Word of ExplanationxxxiChapter 1Camelot1Chapter 2King Arthur's Court7Chapter 3Knights of the Table Round17Chapter 4Sir Dinadan the Humorist27Chapter 5An Inspiration33Chapter 6The Eclipse43Chapter 7Merlin's Tower53Chapter 8The Boss63Chapter 9The Tournament73Chapter 10Beginnings of Civilization83Chapter 11The Yankee in Search of Adventures91Chapter 12Slow Torture103Chapter 13Freemen!113Chapter 14"Defend Thee, Lord!"125Chapter 15Sandy's Tale133Chapter 16Morgan le Fay145Chapter 17A Royal Banquet155Chapter 18In the Queen's Dungeons169Chapter 19Knight Errantry as a Trade183Chapter 20The Ogre's Castle191Chapter 21The Pilgrims201Chapter 22The Holy Fountain217Chapter 23Restoration of the Fountain231Chapter 24A Rival Magician243Chapter 25A Competitive Examination257Chapter 26The First Newspaper273Chapter 27The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito287Chapter 28Drilling the King299Chapter 29The Small-Pox Hut307Chapter 30The Tragedy of the Manor-House317Chapter 31Marco331Chapter 32Dowley's Humiliation343Chapter 33Sixth Century Political Economy355Chapter 34The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves371Chapter 35A Pitiful Incident387Chapter 36An Encounter in the Dark399Chapter 37An Awful Predicament407Chapter 38Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue417Chapter 39The Yankee's Fight with the Knights425Chapter 40Three Years Later439Chapter 41The Interdict451Chapter 42War!459Chapter 43The Battle of the Sand Belt475Chapter 44A Postscript by Clarence493Final P.S. By M.T.497
