description: With his characteristic sardonic humor, Mark Twain (1835-1910), lambastes nineteenth-century aristocratic and religious ideals through the 1896 story of Hank Morgan's transport back to feudal times. The Yankee's attempt to engineer and enlighten Arthurian society meets with unexpected and always humorous results. Underneath the comedy, however, is a dark, ambitious critique of human nature that marks an important transition to Twain's pessimistic later writings.
language: English
title: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court
titlecomplete: A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court (New Millennium Library)
characters: Merlin (Arthurian wizard), Hank Morgan, King Arthur
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Literature, Classics, Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Arthurian
ratings_count: 102180
places: England, Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, United Kingdom
publisher: iUniverse