I’m gradually learning that Mark Twain is not exactly my cup of tea, but I have to say, this was a fun book.
Most time-travelers try to pretend they fit in and generally avoid introducing anachronisms. Either they’re just there as spectators to soak it all in on the reader’s behalf, or they’re caught up helplessly in large-scale historical events and are simply trying survive while attempting to return to the time and place where they belong—or, likely, both. But not the guy in this book! He remakes the whole world in his own image. And you know what? More power to him. The past is a terrible place.
Soon, I’ll read Ivanhoe and see how Walter Scott depicts Medieval England. Some Googling indicates that it’s not wholly accurate (though it has many accurate details), and that it romanticizes the past, but that not everything is shown in a positive light.
See below for some quotes I pulled out of Connecticut Yankee that I found amusing or insightful (or both).
Continue reading A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
When and Why I Read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Time to read some Mark Twain.
Genre: American literature
Date started / date finished: 23-Mar-25 to 29-Mar-25
Length: 462 pages
ISBN: B0756Z7ZNY
Originally published in: 1889/2017
Amazon link: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court