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''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' is a classic 1889 novel written by [[Mark Twain]], about, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|exactly that]]. Hank Morgan, a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, suffers a blow to the head and inexplicably awakens to find himself in sixth century Britain. There, he is able to convince King Arthur that he is a powerful wizard and ends up assuming the job of the king's adviser, and attempts to impose modern technology and values onto the society.▼
| title = A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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| image = Connecticut Yankee frontispiece by Beard.jpg
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| author = Mark Twain
| central theme = Yankee ingenuity can do anything - except change people's opinions
| elevator pitch = A Connecticut Yankee falls through time to King Arthur's court, where he attempts to modernize the country
| genre = Satire, Science Fiction
| publication date = 1889
| source page exists = yes
| wiki URL =
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▲'''''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''''' is a classic 1889 novel written by [[Mark Twain]], about, well, [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|exactly that]]. Hank Morgan, a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, suffers a blow to the head and inexplicably awakens to find himself in sixth century Britain. There, he is able to convince King Arthur that he is a powerful wizard and ends up assuming the job of the king's adviser, and attempts to impose modern technology and values onto the society.
The novel is both a satire and a seminal work of time travel science fiction. The story has been adapted many times for film, television, and other forms of media. Surprisingly enough, given the book's popularity, most literary critics rank ''Connecticut Yankee'' among the worst of Twain's written works.
It's in public domain; the full text can be downloaded for free at [http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/86 Project Gutenberg].
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Morgan Le Fay. Literally.
* [[Badass Nickname]]: Hank Morgan's title is "The Boss"
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