A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court

Dan Beard, Mark Twain, Justin Kaplan , Justin Kaplan

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English

Penguin Classics
24 June 1976

When Connecticut mechanic and foreman Hank Morgan is knocked unconscious, he wakes not to the familiar scenes of nineteenth-century America but to the bewildering sights and sounds of sixth-century Camelot. Although confused at first and quickly imprisoned, he soon realises that his knowledge of the future can transform his fate. Correctly predicting a solar eclipse from inside his prison cell, Morgan terrifies the people of England into releasing him and swiftly establishes himself as the most powerful magician in the land, stronger than Merlin and greatly admired by Arthur himself. But the Connecticut Yankee wishes for more than simply a place at the Round Table. Soon, he begins a far greater struggle- to bring American democratic ideals to Old England. Complex and fascinating, A Connecticut Yankee is a darkly comic consideration of the nature of human nature and society.

By: Mark Twain
Illustrated by: Dan Beard
Introduction by: Justin Kaplan
Edited by: Justin Kaplan
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 287g
ISBN: 9780140430646
ISBN 10: 0140430644
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 24 June 1976
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Twain is the pseudonym of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835 - 1910). Mark Twain was always nostalgic about his childhood and in 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, based on his own experiences. The book was soon recognised as a work of genius and eight years later the sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was published.

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-Twain is the funniest literary American writer. . . . [I]t must have been a great pleasure to be him.---George Saunders Twain is the funniest literary American writer. . . . [I]t must have been a great pleasure to be him. --George Saunders