| A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Contributor(s): Twain, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1544845642 ISBN-13: 9781544845647 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Fantasy - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 300 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The ungentle laws and customs touched upon in this tale are historical, and the episodes which are used to illustrate them are also historical. It is not pretended that these laws and customs existed in England in the sixth century; no, it is only pretended that inasmuch as they existed in the English and other civilizations of far later times, it is safe to consider that it is no libel upon the sixth century to suppose them to have been in practice in that day also. One is quite justified in inferring that whatever one of these laws or customs was lacking in that remote time, its place was competently filled by a worse one. The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book. It was found too difficult. |