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A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

Item Number
116
Estimated Value
25 USD
Sold
13 USD to mcjoan
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

Item Description

Unabridged audiobook of Mark Twain's celebrated novel - a powerful satire of greed, war, and religion.

 

Hank Morgan is a mechanic, engineer and a foreman at the Colt Arms Factory in the late 19th Century. One day he gets into an argument "conducted with crowbars" with an employee known as "Hercules." A blow to Hank's head sends him back to King Arthur's England in the Sixth Century. With his knowledge of modern technology and a gift for showmanship, he rapidly becomes a newspaper tycoon, an inventor, a wizard, a prominent politician and the world's first military industrial complex. Hank rises to a position of power second only to King Arthur himself, ultimately challenging all of knight errantry and even the established Church. A remarkably prescient tale, replete with brilliant humor, exciting action, searing satire and awe-inspiring philosophy, this book shows off Mark Twain's full range of incredible storytelling gifts and his remarkable philosophies of economics, religion, and politics.

 

12 Hours, 5 Minutes. Delivered as mp3 download (copy to mp3 player, iphone or disks)—totally Green! No fuel, no paper, no plastic, no road use.

Item Special Note

About Narrator Richard Henzel: Best known as the voice of the clock radio in the Bill Murray film Groundhog Day, Richard Henzel has spent over forty years performing his Mark Twain In Person over a thousand times in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. His Mark Twain In Person Audiobook Library is an ongoing project dedicated to recording audiobooks the original unabridged writings of Americans most beloved author.

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