A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (AmazonClassics Edition)

De: Mark Twain

Narrado por: Jeff Cummings

After Hank Morgan of Hartford, Connecticut, takes a blow to the head, he inexplicably awakens in sixth-century Camelot. At first lost and confused, the time traveler soon realizes that he can use modern knowledge and his ability to foretell the future to his advantage. Consequently, he is granted a place in the king’s court as Arthur’s right-hand man. When the Catholic Church grows fearful of his power, the Connecticut Yankee aims higher and concocts a grandiose plan to bring American ideals to sixth-century England to change the future.

In his imaginative comedy, Mark Twain infuses the eternal story of King Arthur with wit and satirizes past social hierarchies as well as nineteenth-century meritocracy.

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Revised edition: Previously published as A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, this edition of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Surprisingly good

I’ve Always been a skeptic about older classics but I’m a sucker for time travel. This story was brilliantly written and has some very troubling issues that still impact society today interwoven into both times.

Hilarious

I listened to this book with Kindle Unlimited with narration. I suppose it was a little slow to start. But when I really got into it, there were multiple parts that made me laugh out loud! A satire worth reading.

A True Classic

Loved this book! How I would have loved to meet Mr. Twain. The meter of the words was excellently portrayed by Mr. Cummings!

Time Travel Delight

Narration was fantastic, I tried a few samples and this is the only one that I could tolerate. As the book went on, he did a fantastic job of capturing the 19th century and 6th century inflections. Tempo and comedic delivery were spot on. I actually came to really enjoy his performance. The story of course is fantastic. Lots of social commentary but plenty of misadventures to keep it light.

Ugh

Enjoyed the movie but bored to tears listening to somebody reading it to me; thus ugh.