A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Subjects: Fantasy fiction; Satire; Knights and knighthood -- Fiction; Arthurian romances -- Adaptations; Time travel -- Fiction; Americans -- Great Britain -- Fiction; Kings and rulers -- Fiction; Britons -- Fiction
Description: <p><i>A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court</i> is one of <a href="https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/mark-twain">Mark Twain’s</a> most enduring novels. During a stay at a modern-day English castle, the narrator meets a mysterious stranger. The stranger, Hank Morgan, is an engineer from Connecticut, and proceeds to weave a satirical, biting, and hilarious tale of how he traveled back in time to find himself in the court of the legendary King Arthur. There he uses his modern-day knowledge to convince the locals that he’s a powerful magician. As the book progresses, Hank modernizes—and Americanizes—the lives of the locals.</p>
			<p>Twain’s talent for humor and satire are on full display in <i>Yankee</i>, and he doesn’t waste the opportunity to use Hank as a mouthpiece for his views on things like politics, capitalism, and justice. Many consider it to be his best work.</p>