A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 6.
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2004-07-06 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #7247 |
Description
"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 6." by Mark Twain is a historical novel published in 1889. When a Connecticut engineer named Hank Morgan suffers a head injury, he awakens in King Arthur's medieval England. Using his modern knowledge, he convinces the court he's a powerful magician and becomes the king's chief minister. Hank attempts to modernize the past and implement democratic reforms, but faces opposition from Merlin, the Church, and entrenched feudal powers in this satirical tale of time travel and social commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)