num_pages: 374
description: Generations of readers have delighted in the biting social satire and hilarious adventures of the Connecticut Yankee, a nineteenth-century mechanic who suffers a blow to the head and wakes up in King Arthur's Britain. The Yankee soon realizes this is not the gallant world of fairy tales, but a cruel, feudalistic society. Ever resourceful, he sets out to modernize and improve things through an ingenious and funny mix of magic and technology, chivalry and sheer tomfoolery. All the trappings of Arthurian legend are here, from damsels in distress to quests and exciting jousts. But who ever heard of knights riding bicycles, or telephones at Camelot? Mark Twain's humorous yet moving classic now features magnificent illustrations by Caldecott medalist Trina Schart Hyman in a beautiful gift edition that all readers will enjoy.
language: English
title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
titlecomplete: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Books of Wonder)
characters: Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Hank Morgan, King Arthur
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Literature, Classics, Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Arthurian
ratings_count: 102187
places: England, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, United Kingdom
publisher: HarperCollins