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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: New York : Bantam, 1989.
Edition/Format: Book : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Genre/Form: Historical fiction., Fantasy fiction.
Named Person: Arthur, King
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mark Twain
ISBN: 0553211439 : 9780553211436
OCLC Number: 32800867
Notes: A witty tale about a 19th century New Englander who travels back to King Arthur's realm. The absurdities of both time periods are humorously revealed.
Description: 274 p. ; 18 cm.
Contents: Word of explanation -- Camelot -- King Arthur's court -- Knights of the table round -- Sir Dinadan the humorist -- Inspiration -- Eclipse -- Merlin's tower -- Boss -- Tournament -- Beginnings of civilization -- Yankee in search of adventure -- Slow torture -- Freemen! -- "Defend Thee, lord!" -- Sandy's tale -- Morgan Le Fay -- Royal banquet -- In the queen's dungeons -- Knight-errantry as a trade -- Ogre's castle -- Pilgrims -- Holy fountain -- Restoration of the fountain -- Rival magician -- Competitive examination -- First newspaper -- Yankee and the king travel incognito -- Drilling the king -- Smallpox hut -- Tragedy of the manor house -- Marco -- Dowley's -- humiliation -- Sixth-century political economy -- Yankee and the king sold as slaves -- Pitiful Incident -- Encounter in the dark -- Awful predicament -- Sir Lancelot and knights to the rescue -- Yankee's fight with the knights -- Three years later -- Interdict -- War! -- Battle of the sand belt -- Postscript by Clarence.
Responsibility: Mark Twain.

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