A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1548179760 ISBN-13: 9781548179762 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Collections |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 1080 |
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.74 lbs) 340 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. |