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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
By Mark TwainLength12h 29m
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A pragmatic 19th-century engineer suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in 6th-century England during the reign of King Arthur. Using his knowledge of modern technology, he attempts to modernize Camelot, introducing electricity, factories, and democratic ideals. The novel uses humor and satire to contrast the romanticized chivalry of the past with the industrial progress of the present. It ends in a tragic commentary on the destructive potential of technology when unchecked by wisdom.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length12 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 26, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A Word of Explanation
25Chapter 23. Restoration of the Fountain
2The Stranger's History
26Chapter 24. A Rival Magician
3Chapter 1. Camelot
27Chapter 25. A Competitive Examination
4Chapter 2. King Arthur's Court
28Chapter 26. The First Newspaper
5Chapter 3. Knights of the Table Round
29Chapter 27. The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito
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6Chapter 4. Sir Dinadan the Humorist
30Chapter 28. Drilling the King
7Chapter 5. An Inspiration
31Chapter 29. The Smallpox Hut
8Chapter 6. The Eclipse
32Chapter 30. The Tragedy of the Manor-house
9Chapter 7. Merlin's Tower
33Chapter 31. Marco
10Chapter 8. The Boss
34Chapter 32. Dowley's Humiliation
11Chapter 9. The Tournament
35Chapter 33. Sixth Century Political Economy
12Chapter 10. Beginnings of Civilization
36Chapter 34. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves
13Chapter 11. The Yankee in Search of Adventures
37Chapter 35. A Pitiful Incident
14Chapter 12. Slow Torture
38Chapter 36. An Encounter in the Dark
15Chapter 13. Freemen
39Chapter 37. An Awful Predicament
16Chapter 14. "Defend Thee, Lord"
40Chapter 38. Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue
17Chapter 15. Sandy's Tale
41Chapter 39. The Yankee's Fight With the Knights
18Chapter 16. Morgan Le Fay
42Chapter 40. Three Years Later
19Chapter 17. A Royal Banquet
43Chapter 41. The Interdict
20Chapter 18. In the Queen's Dungeons
44Chapter 42. War!
21Chapter 19. Knight-errantry as a Trade
45Chapter 43. The Battle of the Sand Belt
22Chapter 20. The Ogre's Castle
46Chapter 44. A Postscript by Clarence
23Chapter 21. The Pilgrims
47Final P.S. by M.T.
24Chapter 22. The Holy Fountain
48IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER