A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Release Date:  12//1889
Country of Release:  USA
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Medium:  Literature
Genre:  FAM HUM SAT SF
Release Message:  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 he is a magician„using his knowledge of modern technology. Written by Mark Twain.
Description:  19th century citizen goes to King Arthur's time (528 AD). 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 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.