Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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One of the greatest satires in American literature, Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' begins when Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck on the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur's Camelot. The 'Yankee' vows brashly to "boss the whole country inside of three w... More
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Publisher | Barnes & Noble, Inc. |
Binding | Paperback (271 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | 1566197074 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1566197076 |
Publication Date | 01/01/1995 |
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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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