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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
- United States
- 1889
- English
A comedy fantasy film based on Mark Twain's novel, starring Bing Crosby as a modern mechanic who travels back to 6th-century Britain. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot and trivia.
- Tay Garnett
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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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 18, 1989 · A TV movie based on Mark Twain's novel, about a girl who travels back in time to medieval England and becomes a sorcerer. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Mel Damski
- 1989-12-18
- CAMELOT. “Camelot—Camelot,” said I to myself. “I don’t seem to remember hearing of it before. Name of the asylum, likely.” It was a soft, reposeful summer landscape, as lovely as a dream, and as lonesome as Sunday.
- KING ARTHUR’S COURT. The moment I got a chance I slipped aside privately and touched an ancient common looking man on the shoulder and said, in an insinuating, confidential way
- KNIGHTS OF THE TABLE ROUND. Mainly the Round Table talk was monologues—narrative accounts of the adventures in which these prisoners were captured and their friends and backers killed and stripped of their steeds and armor.
- SIR DINADAN THE HUMORIST. It seemed to me that this quaint lie was most simply and beautifully told; but then I had heard it only once, and that makes a difference; it was pleasant to the others when it was fresh, no doubt.
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 ...
Learn about Mark Twain's satirical novel, a critique of the past and the dangers of technology, with mini essays, a list of characters, and background on the author and the film adaptations. Explore the full text, a summary, and a list of quotes from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court with SparkNotes Study Guide.
