Project Gutenberg 2004-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 105 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 2. Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 2" by Mark Twain is a satirical novel written during the late 19th century. The book follows an American engineer, Hank Morgan, who is transported back to the time of King Arthur in England. This unique story explores themes of technology, social class, and the impact of modernity on medieval society. In this segment of the novel, Hank Morgan has solidified his power as a "Yankee" wizard in Camelot after successfully convincing the populace of his magical abilities, particularly following a miraculous feat involving an eclipse. His authority grows, and he finds himself at odds with the traditional magic of Merlin, whom he ultimately imprisons. As he navigates his role as a leader in the sixth century, Hank begins implementing progressive changes, such as establishing a patent office, schools, and modern industry, in an effort to foster civilization and combat backwardness. Despite his significant influence and innovative ideas, he recognizes the challenge posed by the established Church and the ingrained social hierarchy, leading him to reflect on the absurdity of a society so devoted to its unjust systems. Throughout this part, Twain humorously critiques both medieval culture and the romantic notions held about it, while highlighting the contrasts between progress and tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fantasy fiction Satire Knights and knighthood -- Fiction Arthurian romances -- Adaptations Time travel -- Fiction Americans -- Great Britain -- Fiction Kings and rulers -- Fiction Britons -- Fiction PS Text Precursors of Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 107526 98571 2024-10-03T12:43:32.956847 2023-10-04T03:37:50.751227 text/html text/html 92184 2020-12-30T09:44:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3572208 2020-12-30T09:44:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3645060 2024-10-03T12:43:35.991825 application/epub+zip 3645269 2024-10-03T12:43:33.650835 application/epub+zip 96518 2024-10-03T12:43:33.223853 application/epub+zip 3688656 2024-10-03T12:43:37.836817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3670445 2024-10-03T12:43:35.575863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124369 2022-09-04T05:13:07.646819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83395 83384 2024-10-03T12:43:32.580859 2023-10-04T03:37:50.314215 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 83282 2020-12-30T09:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33169 2020-12-30T09:44:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21827 2024-10-03T12:43:38.036809 application/rdf+xml 10662 2024-10-03T12:43:33.315836 image/jpeg 1943 2024-10-03T12:43:33.268848 image/jpeg 3574642 2024-10-03T12:43:33.051850 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia