Publisher's Synopsis
Mark Twain is best known for his novels and short stories. Twain uses his incredible whit to depict life in America. In this 19th century satire a New England factory worker is knocked unconscious and is transported back in time to the year 528. Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. Morgan uses his native ingenuity to confound the entire court. The shortcomings of the age of chivalry are demonstrated in this burlesque novel.
