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Encyclopedia > A Connecticut Yankee

A Connecticut Yankee was a 1927 musical by Rogers and Hart, based upon A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, a novel by American humorist Mark Twain. The best known song is "Thou Swell".[1] In 1943, Rogers and Hart added several additional songs for what was to be their final collaboration. Rodgers and Hart was the songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. ... Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court book cover A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is a novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain, first published in 1889. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer. ...


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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain, first published in 1889.
Hank uses his advanced technological knowledge and Yankee ingenuity to advance the extremely superstitious, brutal and ignorant old English society and secure high position for himself, but later falls victim to modern society's own darker side.
It was made into the musical A Connecticut Yankee by Rogers and Hart.
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