A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtFront matterReading editionChapter navigation47 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFACETHE STRANGER’S HISTORYChapter I · CAMELOTChapter II · KING ARTHUR’S COURTChapter III · KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE ROUNDChapter IV · SIR DINADAN THE HUMORISTChapter V · AN INSPIRATIONChapter VI · THE ECLIPSEChapter VII · MERLIN’S TOWERChapter VIII · THE BOSSChapter IX · THE TOURNAMENTChapter X · BEGINNINGS OF CIVILIZATIONChapter XI · THE YANKEE IN SEARCH OF ADVENTURESChapter XII · SLOW TORTUREChapter XIII · FREEMENChapter XIV · “DEFEND THEE, LORD”Chapter XV · SANDY’S TALEChapter XVI · MORGAN LE FAYChapter XVII · A ROYAL BANQUETChapter XVIII · IN THE QUEEN’S DUNGEONSChapter XIX · KNIGHT-ERRANTRY AS A TRADEChapter XX · THE OGRE’S CASTLEChapter XXI · THE PILGRIMSChapter XXII · THE HOLY FOUNTAINChapter XXIII · RESTORATION OF THE FOUNTAINChapter XXIV · A RIVAL MAGICIANChapter XXV · A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONChapter XXVI · THE FIRST NEWSPAPERChapter XXVII · THE YANKEE AND THE KING TRAVEL INCOGNITOChapter XXVIII · DRILLING THE KINGChapter XXIX · THE SMALLPOX HUTChapter XXX · THE TRAGEDY OF THE MANOR-HOUSEChapter XXXI · MARCOChapter XXXII · DOWLEY’S HUMILIATIONChapter XXXIII · SIXTH CENTURY POLITICAL ECONOMYChapter XXXIV · THE YANKEE AND THE KING SOLD AS SLAVESChapter XXXV · A PITIFUL INCIDENTChapter XXXVI · AN ENCOUNTER IN THE DARKChapter XXXVII · AN AWFUL PREDICAMENTChapter XXXVIII · SIR LAUNCELOT AND KNIGHTS TO THE RESCUEChapter XXXIX · THE YANKEE’S FIGHT WITH THE KNIGHTSChapter XL · THREE YEARS LATERChapter XLI · THE INTERDICTChapter XLII · WAR!Chapter XLIII · THE BATTLE OF THE SAND BELTChapter XLIV · A POSTSCRIPT BY CLARENCEBeginning of this editionNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (47)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFACETHE STRANGER’S HISTORYChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344(Samuel L. Clemens)PREFACE →