A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - with 88 original illustrations (Paperback)

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Hank is going about his life, a common sense sort of Yankee, working as a mechanic when he is coshed on the head, knocked out, and awakens not in 1879 anymore, but in 528, the days of Camelot.  Discovered and captured, the wily Hank saves himself by ingenuity and predictions (after all, he knows the future).  Made a minister to the king he, of course, continues to get into trouble.  All of your favorites from the tales of King Arthur and the Round Table are there.  Twain has fun with this time travel satire of a no-nonsense Yankee palling around with King Arthur and his Knights.

— Deon Stonehouse

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Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835. Apprenticed to a printer, he left home at 17 and lived as a freelance typesetter, with stints as a steamboat pilot, prospector, soldier and eventually a journalist. After traveling in Egypt and Europe he began writing in earnest, penning such memorable works as 'Huckleberry Finn', 'Roughing It', 'Tom Sawyer', and this present work. 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' is a riveting mix of historical novel and science fiction, with a large slice of political commentary thrown in for good measure. It tells the story of Hank Morgan, carried back in time to medieval Britain, where he uses 19th century science to escape numerous perils, and to astound the locals. Hank falls in love, marries, has a child, and rises to become 'The Boss', King Arthur's right-hand man, only to be suddenly whisked away to his own time. While the book can be enjoyed solely as an adventurous historical romp, Mark Twain's tale has a more serious purpose - to shine a light on the absurdity of those claiming superiority based upon hierarchy, heredity, and a host of unjust laws.

Product Details
ISBN: 9781909735859
ISBN-10: 190973585X
Publisher: Aziloth Books
Publication Date: September 22nd, 2015
Pages: 254
Language: English