A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (version 2)


Gelesen von John Greenman

(4.7 Sterne; 407 Bewertungen)

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The work is a very early example of time travel in literature, anticipating by six years H. G. Wells' The Time Machine of 1895 (however, unlike Wells, Twain does not give any real explanation of his protagonist's traveling in time). Some early editions are entitled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. (Summary by Wikipedia) (11 hr 49 min)

Kapitel

Preface and Chapter 1 Camelot. 21:47 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 2 King Arthur's Court. 12:32 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 3 Knights of the Table Round. 13:27 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 4 Sir Dinadan the Humorist. 7:38 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 5 An Inspiration. 12:00 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 6 The Eclipse. 14:42 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 7 Merlin's Tower. 14:52 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 8 The Boss. 14:32 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 9 The Tournament. 13:53 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 10 Beginnings of Civilization. 10:10 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 11 The Yankee in Search of Adventures. 16:55 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 12 Slow Torture. 9:57 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 13 Freemen! 18:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 14 "Defend Thee, Lord!" 8:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 15 Sandy's Tale. 17:37 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 16 Morgan Le Fay. 14:22 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 17 A Royal Banquet. 18:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 18 In the Queen's Dungeons. 23:30 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 19 Knight-Errantry as a Trade. 7:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 20 The Ogre's Castle. 15:11 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 21 The Pilgrims 26:20 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 22 The Holy Fountain. 22:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 23 Restoration of the Fountain. 17:21 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 24 A Rival Magician. 21:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 25 A Competitive Examination. 26:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 26 The First Newspaper. 20:39 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 27 The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito. 16:49 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 28 Driling the King 9:46 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 29 The Small-Pox Hut. 13:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 30 The Tragedy of the Manor-House. 20:15 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 31 Marco. 15:23 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 32 Dowley's Humiliation. 14:16 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 33 Sixth Century Political Economy. 25:18 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 34 The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves. 23:37 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 35 A Pitiful Incident. 16:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 36 An Encounter in the Dark. 8:21 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 37 An Awful Predicament. 14:29 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 38 Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue. 5:43 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 39 The Yankee's Fight With the Knights. 21:41 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 40 Three Years Later. 15:54 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 41 The Interdict. 8:48 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 42 War! 22:26 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 43 The Battle of the Sand-Belt. 27:19 Gelesen von John Greenman
Chapter 44 A Postscript by Clarence and Final P.S. by M.T. 8:19 Gelesen von John Greenman

Bewertungen

A very characterful reading


(5 Sterne)

I have long thought I ought to read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, but have never got around to it. When I saw that a recording from LibriVox was available I decided to add it to my queue. I've enjoyed most of the Mark Twain I have read, and I expected to enjoy this too. The story I actually found quite disappointing. The tone is quite didactic, and the references to "modern" times are too obvious to miss, and too clunky to fit easily into the story. I would have stopped listening if it hadn't been for the superb quality of John Greenman's reading. The characters are subtly, but distinctly, voiced. Hank has an appropriately bossy, cocksure tone, leavened occasionally with wonderful notes of irony. The people from King Arthur's time sound suitably naive and credulous. Old people sound old, young people sound young, nobles sound arrogant, and poor people sound beaten down. I can't recommend this reading highly enough.

Amazing!!!


(5 Sterne)

At first I wasn't excited to read this book, but after I got into it.......That was a whole different matter! I changed my view on some of the characters throughout the book. At the end scene ( the really big scene of the book ) I was so excited to see what happened, that I wanted to speed the recording up, but that would spoil it! It's been a lovely tale of adventure, laughter and suspense. I was sad when the book ended! The reader was fantastic! I loved his way of changing his " mood " to the mood of the character! It was funny also, to see Merlin overpowered by a normal man! Merlin had magic, and the man had brains!


(5 Sterne)

John Greenman provides a first class performance. He does “the voice” without the pretentiousness of professional voice acting or sound effects; just tonal and inflection variations enough to distinguish the characters from each other. The audio quality is sufficient for listening on car audio or headphones by Bluetooth or even speakers on a cell phone. Connecticut Yankee has a greatly higher opinion of its own time than the time of its portal fantasy. This attitude is distinct from contemporary portal fantasy or isekai genre stories. If you are reading this review, Devine providence has led you here to hear. There is lightning in the bottle, you need only to listen to discover its secrets.

What a book


(5 Sterne)

I had to read this book for uni and I must say I enjoyed it much more listening to John Greenman! Nice tale which makes you think about progress and Providence, and how people used to live. John Greenman is definitely my favorite reader.

Excellent Reader


(5 Sterne)

I loved the different voices and pronunciations, especially switching back and forth between 6th and 19th century dialects. I was immersed in the world of Mark Twain’s Camelot, and I loved every minute of it up until the end.

A wonderful reading


(5 Sterne)

John Greenman's reading is professional quality. His voicing was perfect and evenly paced through the entire book. The book is varied, funny and poignant in excellent measure. Many thanks to Mr. Greenman for a wonderful listen.


(5 Sterne)

Great and excellent read. A superb listen too, thanks!

Stars for reader, not book


(4 Sterne)

First, the reader did a great job, 4/5 stars. Second the book is pretty awful, 1/5 stars. A light and humorous depiction of serious problems of the 19th century ruined by the main character's complete intolerance for anything not his own idea or style pretty much sums it up. I just couldn't get into the satire side of it because the main character, Hank Morgan or The Boss, was such a vain idiot. Was the biggest 19th century issue vanity? It's hard not to call him self centered since even his "altruistic" acts are weighed in his mind for the benefit they will convey upon him. Honestly, I kind of hated the superior attitude he struck when talking about the 6th century people. Thinking of it as an unintended satirization of European treatment of Africans and American treatment of Native Americans made it more palatable. Hank Morgan's self aggrandizing theatricality over shadowed more serious issues like slavery, equality, fair wages, etc. I'm not really sure why so many people like this book.