A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court /
"Burlesque of the historical romance. A Yankee of the most arrant modern type is plumped down in the middle of King Arthur's England. The serious purpose, which is not obtruded, is to strip off the glamour and tinsel of chivalry ... and show the evils ... that actually underlay it." B...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bantam Books,
1981.
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| Edition: | Bantam classic ed. |
| Series: | Bantam classic
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| Summary: | "Burlesque of the historical romance. A Yankee of the most arrant modern type is plumped down in the middle of King Arthur's England. The serious purpose, which is not obtruded, is to strip off the glamour and tinsel of chivalry ... and show the evils ... that actually underlay it." Baker. Guide to the Best Fic. |
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| Item Description: | "This is the text of the first American edition published by Charles L. Webster & Co. 1889"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 274 pages ; 18 cm |
| ISBN: | 0553211439 9780553211436 |