# A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

by [Mark Twain](https://localbooks.app/authors/mark-twain)

- Genres: [Ciclo arturiano](https://localbooks.app/genres/fantasy/arthurian), [Viaggi nel tempo](https://localbooks.app/genres/science-fiction/time-travel)
- Set in: [Hartford, Connecticut, Stati Uniti](https://localbooks.app/places/us/connecticut/hartford); [Camelot](https://localbooks.app/places/mythic-realms/camelot) (Regni mitici, not a real place)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1889
- Pages: 397

## Description

A blow to the head sends a practical Hartford factory boss back to sixth-century Britain. Armed with gunpowder, telegraphs and advertising, he sets out to modernize Camelot, and Twain's comedy turns sharper as the knights push back.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL54031W)
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