A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court
Ranked #18 in Arthurian, Ranked #48 in Time — see more rankings.
One of the greatest satires in American literature, Mark Twain's 'A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court' begins when Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck on the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur's Camelot. The 'Yankee' vows brashly to "boss the whole country inside of three weeks" and embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize Camelot with 19th c. industrial inventions like electricity and gunfire. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose!
Written in 1889,... more
Written in 1889,... more
Rankings by Category
A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court is ranked in the following categories:
- #88 in Satire
- #67 in Time Travel
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