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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1

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    Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1 is a romantasy and sci-fi romance novel. Key subjects include Satire, knights and knighthood, time travel and kings and rulers.

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    About A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1

    "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1." by Mark Twain is a novel published in 1889. A 19th-century engineer from Connecticut suffers a head injury and awakens in medieval England during King Arthur's reign. Using his modern knowledge to pose as a powerful magician, he rivals Merlin and becomes the king's chief minister. He attempts to modernize the feudal kingdom and implement democratic reforms, but faces resistance from entrenched powers. Twain's satire lampoons romantic notions of chivalry while celebrating democratic values and questioning industrialization.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Fantasy fiction
    • Satire
    • Knights and knighthood
    • Arthurian romances, Adaptations
    • Time travel
    • Americans, Great Britain
    • Kings and rulers
    • Britons

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    Who wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1?

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1 was written by Mark Twain.

    What genre is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1?

    It is usually shelved as Romantasy, Science Fiction Romance, Time Travel and Victorian Science Fiction.

    Is A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 1 free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy Phantastes, The Haunted and the Haunters, Or, The House and the Brain and An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4).

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