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Soon thereafter, in December 1884, Twain conceived of the idea behind A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and worked on its realization between 1885 and 1889. The bulk of its composition was done at Twain's summer home at Elmira, New York and was completed at Hartford, Connecticut . [6]
- Mark Twain
- 1889
Article History. 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 a feudal monarchy.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is a satirical novel by Mark Twain, first published in 1889. It is the story of Hank Morgan, a 19th-century resident of Hartford, Connecticut, who is inexplicably transported back in time to the court of King Arthur.
Full Title: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court When Written: Between 1885 and 1889 Where Written: Twain mostly composed A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court during vacations at his family’s summer home in Elmira, New York, but he finished it in Hartford, Connecticut. When Published: December 1889 Literary Period: American ...
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court was adapted as a light-hearted musical in 1949, starring Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, and William Bendix. The music is by Jimmy Van...
A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court is a satirical novel that depicts a contemporary American, Hank Morgan, who is transported to medieval England. In the court of the legendary King Arthur, Morgan uses his modern knowledge to face the trials and tribulations of the middle ages. Source: Twain, M. (1890).
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. New York: Charles L. Webster & Co, 1889. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/03019531/>.
