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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

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Based on 10,551 Ratings and 688 Reviews

Book Description
Generations of readers have delighted in the biting social satire and hilarious adventures of the Connecticut Yankee, a nineteenth-century mechanic who suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain.The Yankee soon realizes this is not the gallant world of fairy tales, but a cruel, feudalistic society. Ever resourceful, he sets out to modernize and improve things through an ingen... More
Book Information
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
BindingHardcover (271 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages384
ISBN-100688063462
ISBN-13978-0688063467
Publication Date11/21/1988
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About Mark Twain (Author) : Mark Twain was a published author, creator, editor, illustrator, series editor, and a translator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Mark Twain include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ... more
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About Trina Schart Hyman (Illustrator) : Trina Schart Hyman is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Trina Schart Hyman include Jane, Wishing, A Smile So Big.
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11/24/2009 Cole Rush

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10/4/2007 Cindy Lovell said: Brilliance! A favorite of mine, and a favorite of gifted students. When you read it, you might think you're watching the Daily Show or the Colbert Report. Twain wrote this one "with a pen warmed up in hell." There are great lesson plans on the Mark Twain Museum website to go with this book.
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