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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur.
- Mark Twain
- 1889
A musical comedy film based on Mark Twain's novel, starring Bing Crosby as a modern mechanic who travels back to Arthurian Britain. See the plot, cast, trivia, reviews, and more on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
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- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Tay Garnett
- 1949-04-22
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is a 1949 American comedy musical film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and William Bendix.
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.
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- Paperback
Jul 7, 2004 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Precursors of Science Fiction. In Arthurian Legends. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Mark Twain
- David Widger
- 1889
- English
A classic satire by Mark Twain about a modern American who travels back in time to the court of King Arthur. Read the full text of the novel, with illustrations, preface and postscript, on this web page.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, 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
