A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court – Mark Twain – NIGMA – 2020 – ISBN 978-5-4335-0811-8
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Mark Twain's satirical novel "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is one of the first literary works about time travel. Published in 1889, the novel recounts the adventures of an enterprising American from Connecticut in the late 19th century who inexplicably finds himself in sixth-century England.
During a fight, the hero is struck on the head with a crowbar and knocked unconscious. Upon awakening, he discovers he has been transported to the era of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table—but he doesn't despair. The resilient Yankee easily secures a place at the royal court as a magician, displacing the aged Merlin. Using his knowledge of science, technology, and history, he begins actively introducing all strata of medieval society to the benefits of civilization: electricity, the telegraph, newspapers, and much more. Luck favors the Yankees in everything, but his "magical" activities antagonize the church and the knights, who declare war on him?
The book is illustrated by Sergei Yarovoy.
During a fight, the hero is struck on the head with a crowbar and knocked unconscious. Upon awakening, he discovers he has been transported to the era of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table—but he doesn't despair. The resilient Yankee easily secures a place at the royal court as a magician, displacing the aged Merlin. Using his knowledge of science, technology, and history, he begins actively introducing all strata of medieval society to the benefits of civilization: electricity, the telegraph, newspapers, and much more. Luck favors the Yankees in everything, but his "magical" activities antagonize the church and the knights, who declare war on him?
The book is illustrated by Sergei Yarovoy.
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