Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

The concept of this story was given in a preface by author Mark Twain. He wrote:

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 civiliz...