A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is a satirical novel by Mark Twain, first published in 1889. It is the story of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut, who is inexplicably transported back in time to the court of King Arthur.

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Mark Twain finished writing the story of Hank Morgan. A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court is a novel written by Mark Twain. It was published in 1889, originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Twain got interested in Arthurian tales because he read an edition of Morte D’Arthur by Thomas Malory.

According to numerous critics, 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court' is Twain's most sublime disappointment. Although the novel is not a complete failure, it contains two significant concerns that appear to repudiate one another.