A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Synopsis

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court written by Mark Twain is a fiction novel of satirical comedy which narrates the story of a Yankee Engineer who was transported back to King Arthur times.

Hank Morgan is a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, who is also a skilled engineer with high levels of proficiency in firearms manufacturing. In a heated argument with his subordinates, he receives a head injury and wake up to found himself time travelled to sixth century England of King Arthur Times.
 
Soon he was taken to king Arthur’s court and his strange appearance troubled them and he was imprisoned for execution. Knowing the solar eclipse is about to happen on the day, he sends a message to the King that he will bolt the sun if executed. At the time of execution, eclipse coincides and which made the people to think he is a magician who could even bolt the sun.

This incident made him to become the second most powerful man in the kingdom and he capitalizes the superstitions of the people with his scientific knowledge. The rest of the story is narrated with his so called magician life until the time of the death of King Arthur, which he could not stop with his magic.

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