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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 1912 mechanic who travels back to 528 A.D. and challenges King Arthur's rule. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
- (2.7K)
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Tay Garnett
- 1949-04-22
Dec 18, 1989 · A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: Directed by Mel Damski. With Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jean Marsh, Rene Auberjonois, Emma Samms. After a horse accident, Karen wakes up to find herself in past Britain, close to Camelot, the famous castle of King Arthur.
- (347)
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Mel Damski
- 1989-12-18
A comprehensive study guide for Mark Twain's satirical novel about a 19th-century man transported to the court of King Arthur. Find book analysis, character descriptions, and essays on key topics.
Based on the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) by Mark Twain, the film is about a mechanic in 1912 who bumps his head and finds himself in Arthurian Britain in AD 528, where he is befriended by a knight and gains power by judicious use of technology. When he falls in love with the King's niece, her fiancé Sir Lancelot ...
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.
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.
