Containing matters in which the Boss locates the Root of ills.

Timestamps:

introductions (0:00)

Mark Twain biography, background on Arthurian cycle (7:42)

non-spoiler discussion (1:09:44)

spoiler plot summary (1:27:38)

spoiler general discussion (2:59:28)

Bibliography:

Canavan, Gerry (ed.) - "The Cambridge History of Science Fiction" (2019)

Great Courses: King Arthur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDfHlZ3_LSY&list=PL0IAN1A2ENLxjsGLproWiknUfRq1fU22W

Loving, Jerome - "Mark Twain: The Adventures of Samuel L. Clemens" (2010)

Malory, Sir Thomas - "Le Morte D'Arthur" (original uncorrected text) https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/cme/MaloryWks2/1:4?rgn=div1;view=toc

Powers, Rot - "Mark Twain: A Life" (2005) 

Scharnhorst, Gary - "The Life of Mark Twain: The Middle Years, 1871–1891" (2019)

Twain, Mark - "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" original 1889 printing https://archive.org/details/connecticutyanke1889twai

Music:

Webster, Joseph P. - "In the Sweet By-and-By" (1868) http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/n/t/s/intsbab.htm