A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur%27s_Court Release date is 2004-07-07
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"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1889. When Hank Morgan, a Connecticut engineer, receives a blow to the head, he awakens in medieval England during King Arthur's reign. Using his modern knowledge, he poses as a powerful magician and becomes the king's chief adviser. Hank attempts to modernize the past and implement democratic reforms, but faces opposition from Merlin, the nobility, and the Church in this satirical tale about progress, power, and conflicting eras. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Fantasy fiction Satire Knights and knighthood -- Fiction Arthurian romances -- Adaptations Time travel -- Fiction Americans -- Great Britain -- Fiction Kings and rulers -- Fiction Britons -- Fiction