# A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain.

- [A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/a-connecticut-yankee-in-king-arthur-s-court.md): The opening chapter introduces the narrator's encounter with a mysterious stranger, Hank Morgan, who claims to have been transported back in time to King Arthur's Camelot. Hank, a practical and resourceful Yankee from 19
- [A Word of Explanation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/a-word-of-explanation.md): The narrator encounters a mysterious stranger at Warwick Castle who displays an uncanny familiarity with ancient armor and speaks of King Arthur's court as if he had lived in that era. The stranger claims to have witness
- [I: Camelot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/i-camelot.md): The narrator finds himself in a serene, isolated landscape that he identifies as 'Camelot.' He encounters a young girl who is startled by his appearance, and later observes a procession of knights and soldiers entering a
- [King Arthur's Court](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/ii-king-arthur-s-court.md): Hank Morgan, having been transported to the past, converses with a page named Clarence and learns that he is in King Arthur's Court in the year 528. He resolves to use his knowledge of a coming solar eclipse to establish
- [III: Knights of the Table Round](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/iii-knights-of-the-table-round.md): Hank Morgan observes the knights of the Round Table, noting their childlike simplicity and the absurdity of their dueling culture. He witnesses Sir Kay falsely claim credit for capturing prisoners, only for Sir Launcelot

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- [IV: Sir Dinadan the Humorist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/iv-sir-dinadan-the-humorist.md)
- [An Inspiration](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/v-an-inspiration.md)
- [The Eclipse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/vi-the-eclipse.md)
- [VII: Merlin’s Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/vii-merlin-s-tower.md)
- [VIII: The Boss](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/viii-the-boss.md)
- [The Tournament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/ix-the-tournament.md)
- [X: Beginnings of Civilization](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/x-beginnings-of-civilization.md)
- [The Yankee in Search of Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xi-the-yankee-in-search-of-adventures.md)
- [XII: Slow Torture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xii-slow-torture.md)
- [XIII: Freemen!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xiii-freemen.md)
- [XIV: “Defend Thee, Lord!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xiv-defend-thee-lord.md)
- [Sandy's Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xv-sandy-s-tale.md)
- [XVI: Morgan le Fay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xvi-morgan-le-fay.md)
- [A Royal Banquet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xvii-a-royal-banquet.md)
- [In the Queen's Dungeons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xviii-in-the-queen-s-dungeons.md)
- [XIX: Knight-Errantry as a Trade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xix-knight-errantry-as-a-trade.md)
- [The Ogre's Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xx-the-ogre-s-castle.md)
- [XXI: The Pilgrims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxi-the-pilgrims.md)
- [The Holy Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxii-the-holy-fountain.md)
- [Restoration of the Fountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxiii-restoration-of-the-fountain.md)
- [A Rival Magician](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxiv-a-rival-magician.md)
- [XXV: A Competitive Examination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxv-a-competitive-examination.md)
- [The First Newspaper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxvi-the-first-newspaper.md)
- [The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxvii-the-yankee-and-the-king-travel-incognito.md)
- [Drilling the King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxviii-drilling-the-king.md)
- [The Smallpox Hut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxix-the-smallpox-hut.md)
- [XXX: The Tragedy of the Manor-House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxx-the-tragedy-of-the-manor-house.md)
- [XXXI: Marco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxi-marco.md)
- [Dowley's Humiliation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxii-dowley-s-humiliation.md)
- [Sixth Century Political Economy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxiii-sixth-century-political-economy.md)
- [XXXIV: The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-yankee-and-the-king-sold-as-slaves.md)
- [A Pitiful Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxv-a-pitiful-incident.md)
- [An Encounter in the Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxvi-an-encounter-in-the-dark.md)
- [An Awful Predicament](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxvii-an-awful-predicament.md)
- [Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxviii-sir-launcelot-and-knights-to-the-rescue.md)
- [The Yankee's Fight with the Knights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xxxix-the-yankee-s-fight-with-the-knights.md)
- [Three Years Later](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xl-three-years-later.md)
- [XLI: The Interdict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xli-the-interdict.md)
- [War!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xlii-war.md)
- [The Battle of the Sand-Belt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xliii-the-battle-of-the-sand-belt.md)
- [A Postscript by Clarence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/xliv-a-postscript-by-clarence.md)
- [Final P.S. by M. T.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/final-p-s-by-m-t.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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