A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) is a humorous and satirical novel about a nineteenth-century American engineer mysteriously transported to medieval England. Hank Morgan finds himself in the court of King Arthur, where he uses his knowledge of modern technology and science to challenge the customs and institutions of the Middle Ages. His attempts to introduce progress and democracy lead to both comic successes and unexpected consequences. Blending adventure, fantasy, and sharp social criticism, Twain uses the contrast between medieval and modern society to question superstition, inequality, political authority, and the idea of progress.