A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
Publisher: Charles L. Webster & Co. 1889
ISBN/ASIN: B000FCK5XU
Number of pages: 288
Description:
Satirical novel by Mark Twain, published in 1889. It is the tale of a commonsensical Yankee who is carried back in time to Britain in the Dark Ages, and it celebrates homespun ingenuity and democratic values in contrast to the superstitious ineptitude of a feudal monarchy.
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