Mark Twain 
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court 

’A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court’ is Mark Twain’s classic tale of Hank Morgan, a resident of 19th century Hartford Connecticut who is inexplicably transported to the early medieval England of King Arthur. A classic satire, ’A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court’ pokes fun at the romanticized notions of chivalry and the idealization of the middle ages. A delightful and enchanting tale, ’A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court’ shows Twain at his satirical best.