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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author), Langton, Stuart (Read by)

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ISBN: 1470820226 ISBN-13: 9781470820220
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

OUR PRICE: $25.46

Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2012

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BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Literary

Dewey: 741.5

Age Level: 12-17

Grade Level: 7-12

Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" L (0.55 lbs)

Features: Price on Product, Unabridged

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Publisher Description:
In this mischievous yarn by Mark Twain, a Yankee mechanic named Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious in a fight and awakens to find himself at Camelot in AD 528. Brought before the knights of the Round Table, he is condemned to death but saves himself by using his nineteenth-century scientific knowledge to pose as a powerful magician. After correctly predicting an eclipse, Hank is made minister to King Arthur, and goes on to counsel him on such matters as gunpowder, electricity, and industrial methods. But when he attempts to better the condition of the peasantry, he meets opposition from the church, knights, and sorcerers, and finds his efforts at enlightenment turned against him. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is both a rollicking romantic fantasy and a canny social satire that only one of America's greatest writers could pen.

Contributor Bio(s): Langton, Stuart: -

Stuart Langton is an award-winning theater, film, and television actor. He has been an audiobook narrator for more than ten years. He lives in New York City.

Twain, Mark: -

Mark Twain (1835-1910) was born Samuel L. Clemens in the town of Florida, Missouri. One of the most popular and influential authors our nation has ever produced, his keen wit and incisive satire earned him praise from both critics and peers. He has been called not only the greatest humorist of his age but also the father of American literature.

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