A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1389570622 ISBN-13: 9781389570629 Publisher: Blurb OUR PRICE: $28.41 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1080 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.57 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the book, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut is accidentally transported back in time to the court of King Arthur, where he fools the inhabitants of that time into thinking that he is a magician, and soon uses his knowledge of modern technology to become a "magician" in earnest, stunning the English of the Early Middle Ages with such feats as demolitions, fireworks, and the shoring up of a holy well. He attempts to modernize the past, but in the end he is unable to prevent the death of Arthur and an interdict against him by the Catholic Church of the time, which grows fearful of his power. |