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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

by Mark Twain

An engineer from 19th-century Connecticut is sent back in time to King Arthur’s medieval England.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1889
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
400
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Public page

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Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. A Word of Explanation
  3. I. Camelot
  4. II. King Arthur’s Court
  5. III. Knights of the Table Round
  6. IV. Sir Dinadan the Humorist
  7. V. An Inspiration
  8. VI. The Eclipse
  9. VII. Merlin’s Tower
  10. VIII. The Boss
  11. IX. The Tournament
  12. Beginnings of Civilization
  13. XI. The Yankee in Search of Adventures
  14. XII. Slow Torture
  15. XIII. Freemen
  16. XIV. “Defend Thee, Lord!”
  17. XV. Sandy’s Tale
  18. XVI. Morgan le Fay
  19. XVII. A Royal Banquet
  20. XVIII. In the Queen’s Dungeons
  21. XIX. Knight-Errantry as a Trade
  22. XX. The Ogre’s Castle
  23. XXI. The Pilgrims
  24. XXII. The Holy Fountain
  25. XXIII. Restoration of the Fountain
  26. XXIV. A Rival Magician
  27. XXV. A Competitive Examination
  28. XXVI. The First Newspaper
  29. XXVII. The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito
  30. XXVIII. Drilling the King
  31. XXIX. The Smallpox Hut
  32. The Tragedy of the Manor-House
  33. XXXI
  34. XXXII. Dowley’s Humiliation
  35. XXXIII. Sixth Century Political Economy
  36. XXXIV. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves
  37. XXXV. A Pitiful Incident
  38. XXXVI. An Encounter in the Dark
  39. XXXVII. An Awful Predicament
  40. XXXVIII. Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue
  41. XXXIX. The Yankee’s Fight with the Knights
  42. XL. Three Years Later
  43. XLI. The Interdict
  44. XLII. Civil War
  45. XLIII. The Battle of the Sand-Belt
  46. XLIV. A Postscript
  47. Final P.S. by M. T.