A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

11 hrs. 27 min.

Language Russian

Author Mark Twain

Narrator Alexander Klyukvin

Description

Mark Twain’s novel “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” can rightfully be placed alongside the writer’s best works. This unusual book combines fantasy, parody, and cheerful humor. Mark Twain simply couldn’t write boringly — and this novel is a wonderful proof of that. A resourceful yankee, after getting hit on the head during a skirmish, finds himself from late 19th-century Connecticut in the age of King Arthur. Thanks to the boundless energy of an American, knights and nobles, wizards and monks, beautiful maidens and ordinary people are introduced to the benefits of civilization. And with surprise they learn what soap, gunpowder, electricity, newspapers, the telegraph, and much else are.