Twain wrote the book as a burlesque of Romantic notions of chivalry after being inspired by a dream in which he was a knight himself and severely inconvenienced by the weight and cumbersome nature of his armor. A Yankee engineer from Connecticut is accidentally transported back in time to the court of King Arthur, where he fools the inhabitants of that time into thinking he is a magician-and soon uses his knowledge of modern technology to become a "magician" in earnest, stunning the English of the Early Middle Ages with such feats as demolitions, fireworks and the shoring up of a holy well. Twain's fascination appears in his time traveler (from contemporary America, yet!), using his knowledge of science to introduce modern technology to Arthurian England. As with all works of a master like Twain, we highly recommend this novel -- but just between us, this book is a lot of fun, too. Go ahead, read it now.
| Autorius: | Mark Twain |
| Leidėjas: | Aegypan |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2006 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 280 |
| ISBN-10: | 1598184466 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781598184464 |
| Formatas: | 235 x 157 x 21 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
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