All books

Wishlist

Queued for a future sitting or vote.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Mark Twain

Published1889
Pages335
Open Library3.7 / 5
Club average—

Excerpt

A blow on the head transports a Yankee to 528 A.D. where he proceeds to modernize King Arthur's kingdom by organizing a school system, constructing telephone lines, and inventing the printing press.

Literary origin

Country whose literature this title belongs to, based on author tradition —not necessarily where the story is set.

  • United States

Topics from Open Library

Subjects

  • Time travel
  • Fiction
  • Arthurian romances
  • Kings and rulers
  • Adaptations
  • Knights and knighthood
  • Americans
  • Britons
  • American fiction (fictional works by one author)
  • Fiction, fantasy, historical

Times & places

  • 0-1066
Added to BBRC

Oct 6, 2026

Catalog slug

a_connecticut_yankee_in_king_arthur_s_court

Search the club

Find books, members, posts, and more across BBRC