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

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

by Mark Twain

Series: Classics Illustrated (24)

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Not the edition I'm reading. Mine has 12 or so illustrations included. Printed in 1960 by Harper & Brothers. (

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erpava | Jan 4, 2009 |

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Harrod | Dec 6, 2008 |

Have read as a kid, but want to read again.

wareaglern633 | Sep 6, 2008 |

This is where I began to learn of the extreme anti-Catholic views of many great American writers and historical figures. (

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allwebdeals | Jun 21, 2008 |

Twain's version of Gulliver's Travels, with wonderful satire on the nature of the modern world thrown in. (

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Series (with order)

Classics Illustrated (24)

Canonical Title

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Original publication date

1889

People/Characters

Hank Morgan the "Boss"

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Awards and honors

Guardian 1000 (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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First words

The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are
historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them
are also historical.

Quotations

There never was such a country for wandering liars; and they were of both sexes.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140430644, Paperback)

The original American satirist

Cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, Hank Morgan wakes to find himself in King Arthur's England. Branded by Twain's aptitude for broad comedy and biting social satire, the grim truths of Twain's Camelot-fear, injustice, ignorance-resound as clearly now as when it was written

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