A Connecticut Yankee

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🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast+ Deluxe bonus sleep story, we’ll read the opening to Mark Twain’s “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” published in 1889. While we at Snoozecast adore ALL our listeners equally, our monthly bonus episodes like this one are specifically made for our Snoozecast+ Deluxe premium subscribers. If you are not a Deluxe subscriber, you will here a trimmed version of the story. To learn more about our 2 premium subscription options, go to snoozecast.com/plus. As a non-Deluxe listener, Tonight’s satirical novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century engineer from Hartford, Connecticut, who, after a blow to the head, finds himself transported back in time to the England of King Arthur. The book was one of the earliest major works of time-travel fiction, predating H. G. Wells’ The Time Machine by six years. At the same time, it sat firmly in Twain’s style: humorous, biting, and rooted in American sensibilities. Though filled with fantastical elements like knights, castles, and magic, the story is just as much a sharp social commentary as it is an adventure. When first published, the novel stirred controversy for its irreverent treatment of Arthurian legend, but over time it has come to be recognized as a clever and influential blend of satire, science fiction, and historical fantasy. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.5	Tonight, for our monthly Snoozecast plus deluxe bonus sleep story,
1:31.7	we'll read the opening to Mark Twain's, a Connecticut Yankee, and King Arthur's Court.
1:39.6	It was published in 1889.
1:43.4	While we at Snoozecast adore all our listeners equally, our monthly
1:48.9	bonus episodes like this one are specifically made for our snoozecast plus deluxe premium subscribers.
1:57.6	If you're not a deluxe subscriber, you will hear a trimmed version of the story.
2:03.7	And again, you can go to snoozecast.com slash plus plus to learn more.
2:12.1	Tonight's satirical novel tells the story of Hank Morgan, a 19th century engineer from Hartford, Connecticut,
2:20.4	who, after a blow to the head, finds himself transported back in time to the England of King Arthur.
2:28.9	The book was one of the earliest major works of time travel fiction, predating H.G. Wells, the time machine
2:37.4	by six years. At the same time, it sat firmly in Twain's style, humorous, biting, and rooted in
2:46.5	American sensibilities. Though filled with fantastical elements like knights, castles, and magic,
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