A 19th Century Satire As relevant Today As When It Was written
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain is a must read classic. It is so much more than Bing Crosby fooling the medieval English into believing he created a solar eclipse. It is so much more than a time travel novel and anachronistic knowledge. It is so much more even than a satirical vehicle to examine the deficiencies in romantic England and a tongue in cheek critique of his own nineteenth century culture. This book is all these and all put together under the genius umbrella of Twain’s brilliant humor and skill. A scathing rebuke and burlesque of chivalric, romantic sentiment, the book is also a literary monster truck beat down of both anglophiles and Southern apologists of his own time. First published in 1889, it is still fresh and relevant today and still humorous, I laughed out loud a couple of times and his sharp observations made me smile throughout. The audio narrator, William Dufris, is absolutely superb. He changes voices, accents, and dialects with great ease and it is easy for a listener to know exactly which character is speaking. Dufris brings out both the humor and pathos in this story. This is the first audio book that I have listened to with Dufris as the narrator. I look forward to hearing more of his work in the future.