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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by [Mark Twain]

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The novel explains the tale of Hank Morgan who after a blow to the head, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported back to the time of the legendary King Arthur. Hank is ridiculed at King Arthur's court for his strange appearance and dress and is sentenced by King Arthur's court (particularly the magician Merlin) to burn at the stake on 22 June. The date of the burning coincides with a historical solar eclipse in the year 528, of which Hank had learned in his earlier life. While in prison he informs the King that he will blot out the sun if he is executed. While the book pokes fun at contemporary society, the main thrust is a satire of romanticized ideas of chivalry, and of the idealization of the Middle Ages common in the novels of Sir Walter Scott. Twain had a particular dislike for Scott, blaming his kind of romanticism of battle for the southern states deciding to fight the American Civil War.

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158 pages
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October 16, 2018
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<DIV>"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." - --Publishers Weekly Starred Audio Review</div> --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00L22UGS6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ BookRix (October 16, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 953 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 158 pages

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Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). He was born and brought up in the American state of Missouri and, because of his father's death, he left school to earn his living when he was only twelve. He was a great adventurer and travelled round America as a printer; prospected for gold and set off for South America to earn his fortune. He returned to become a steam-boat pilot on the Mississippi River, close to where he had grown up. The Civil War put an end to steam-boating and Clemens briefly joined the Confederate army - although the rest of his family were Unionists! He had already tried his hand at newspaper reporting and now became a successful journalist. He started to use the alias Mark Twain during the Civil War and it was under this pen name that he became a famous travel writer. He took the name from his steam-boat days - it was the river pilots' cry to let their men know that the water was two fathoms deep.

Mark Twain was always nostalgic about his childhood and in 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, based on his own experiences. The book was soon recognised as a work of genius and eight years later the sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published. The great writer Ernest Hemingway claimed that 'All modern literature stems from this one book.'

Mark Twain was soon famous all over the world. He made a fortune from writing and lost it on a typesetter he invented. He then made another fortune and lost it on a bad investment. He was an impulsive, hot-tempered man but was also quite sentimental and superstitious. He was born when Halley's Comet was passing the Earth and always believed he would die when it returned - this is exactly what happened.

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Chief of Toys

Enjoy the journey.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 23, 2017

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Mark Twain has always offered a vision of the fanciful side of fact. This story is no exception, except possibly that it is even more fanciful than usual.

But metaphor is all with Twain...

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Dave Pacheco

Good book, but this edition is missing a key piece

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 2, 2014

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The story is great, and I'll leave other reviewers of other editions to cover that.

This edition is missing a section that appears in the print version after the Preface, but before Chapter 1. That section sets up the whole story, explaining the main character and planting seeds that are referenced later in the book. The last scene also returns to this first scene, so without it, the ending is a bit confused.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 8, 2017

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I had no idea this book was such a political statement. I can only describe it as interesting...kinda weird. I wish the ending had been better conceived and explained, or maybe I just missed something will all the allegory?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 30, 2017

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A story of ups and downs, some very interesting parts and filler. A classic and interesting until the last. A good casual read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 30, 2017

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A tough read due to the language used. Good story but somewhat disconnected. Took a long time to complete. Should have chosen another book by this author.

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Timothy R. Richards

Nice Book, for those youth who still appreciate a ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2018

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Nice Book, for those youth who still appreciate a imaginative story that does'nt involve car crashes, magical wizards not supported by science, or space travel. in short someone who appreciates classical literature with a twist. I am bias to Mark Twain writings because of how much I enjoyed them in my youth.

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Marcos Bartlett

Yankee bias at its best.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2014

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Full of what we now know to be historical inaccuracies and scientific mistakes. With a definite bias towards Twain's republican beliefs. I can't figure out why I enjoyed this book so much. But I did and you will too! Excellent right to the unforeseen ending!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2018

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His use of the old English dialect made this book frustrating to read at times. This was not his best writing.

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Steven Lucas

Difficult reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 18, 2013

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I've read Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn and was expecting something along similar lines. I know it's supposed to be a classic but this just didn't grip me. Highly disappointed.

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